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THE UNITED STATES MERCHANT MARINE 


CADET CORPS 
AND ACADEMY 



INFORMATION BOOKLET FOR YOUNG AMERICANS 
INTERESTED IN A CAREER AS AN OFFICER 
IN THE UNITED STATES MERCHANT MARINE 




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Administrator, War Shipping Administration 
Chairman, United States Maritime Commission 
















The purpose of this booklet is to inform young Americans who possess 
courage, stamina, and sincerity of purpose, of the salient facts concerning 
an honorable career, pioneered by generations of earnest and adventurous 
Americans. 

The profession of ship's officer calls for red-blooded men who will not 
flinch at danger, who will not shirk when the work is heavy, and who will 
not quit when the going gets tough. Above all, it calls for young Americans 
with a strong desire for a life at sea. 

To young men who can qualify, the War Shipping Administration offers 
appointments in the United States Merchant Marine Cadet Corps with 
concurrent appointment as Midshipman, Merchant Marine Reserve, U. S. Naval 
Reserve. The training received as Cadet-Midshipman will prepare them for an 
officer billet on deck or in the engine room of the United States merchant 
vessels - vessels which carry the flag and commerce of this Nation to 
every port on the seven seas. 

Our country's determination to take its place as a top-ranking maritime 
nation and our rapidly expanding merchant fleet assures steady, gainful 
employment and an opportunity to serve the country not only during national 
emergency, but also during peace. 




Rear Admiral, USN (Ret'd), 

Administrator, War Shipping Administration 













THE UNITED STATES MERCHANT MARINE ACADEMY 


The United States Merchant Marine Academy is located at Kings Point, New 
York, approximately 20 miles from New York City. Dedicated September 30, 
1943, it is a modern educational institution serving the United States Merchant 
Marine as Annapolis and West Point serve the Navy and the Army. 


CONTENTS 

PART ONE 


Traditions and History of the U. S. Merchant Marine . . 7 

National Policy With Respect to the Merchant Marine . 14 

U. S. Navy and the Merchant Marine.16 

The Merchant Marine as a Service.19 

The Profession of Ship’s Officer.21 

Opportunities in the Merchant Marine.21 

Authority of the War Shipping Administration to Train 

Cadet-Midshipmen.22 

The U. S. Merchant Marine Cadet Corps.23 

Qualifications for Appointment.25 

General Information on Courses of Training .... 29 






























































































































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Division of Cadet-Midshipmen.30 

Basic Training.33 

Uniforms and Textbooks, Personal Funds and Equip¬ 


ment .35 

Orientation.40 

Training at Sea.42 

U. S. Merchant Marine Academy.46 


PART TWO 

Regulations Governing the Appointment and Training of 


Cadet-Midshipmen in the U. S. Merchant Marine Cadet 

Corps, Definitions.58 

General Requirements, Physical Requirements. ... 60 

Scholastic Requirements, Applications, Certificates . .61 

Scholastic Tests, Required Finances, Eligible fasts, 

Appointments and Assignments.62 

Courses of Training.63 

Pay.64 

Allowances, Transportation, Quarters and Mess, An¬ 
nual Leave.65 

Uniforms, Insignia, Textbooks, Equipment, Flonors, 
Vessels Required to Carry Cadet-Midshipmen, Ac¬ 
tive Duty in Navy as Midshipman, Merchant Marine 
Reserve.66 


Resignations, Termination of Training—Diploma, Dis¬ 
tribution of Regulations, Amendment of Regulations 
and Issuance of Instructions.67 


PART THREE 

Outline of Courses During Existing Emergency—U. S. 
Merchant Marine Cadet Corps Circular No. 43-32, 


issued April 30, 1943. 69 

Basic Training.70 

Aboard Ship.72 

Advanced Training.73 





















JOHN PAUL JONES, 1747-1792. Made his 
first voyage at the age of 12 and at the age of 
21 became captain of a merchant vessel. 
One of the first officers in the United States 
Navy—was a captain at the age of 28. The 
body of John Paul Jones rests in the crypt 
of the chapel at the United States Naval 
Academy. 


JOHN BARRY, 1745-1803. Made the 
first of many voyages in merchant vessels at 
the early age of 11. He was one of the first 
officers commissioned in the Navy and later 
became the United States Navy’s first Com¬ 
modore. He superintended the construc¬ 
tion and later commanded the frigate United 
States. 




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SAMUEL SAMUELS, 1823-1908. Famous 
as the master of the Red Cross Line Ship 
Dreadnought. Made 75 fast passages across 
the North Atlantic. Commanded USS John 
Rice during the Civil War. 



WILLIAM STURGIS, 1782-1863- Ship¬ 
master and owner. Began his career at the 
age of 14. At 19 became master of the ship 
Caroline. Later became member of the 
famous firm of Bryant and Sturgis and was a 
member of Congress for 12 years. 



TRADITIONS AND HISTORY OF THE 
U. S. MERCHANT MARINE 

NLIKE THE NAVY, no definite 
date can be given for the founding 
of the United States Merchant Marine. 
However, it has been written by Marvin 
in his authoritative work: “Our na¬ 
tional independence was really won 
and maintained by us upon the sea by 
the splendid constancy of valor and 
skill of the crews of our merchant ships, 
whalers, and fishermen who in the 
Revolution were almost as numerous 
as, and far more effective than, the 
entire army of Washington.” As a 
service our Merchant Marine is older 
than the Navy itself—men from our 
Merchant Marine today are helping 
the Navy officer and man auxiliaries 
and combatant vessels—their forebears 
were the first naval officers. 

Merchant Marine officers are 
proud of those who preceded them in 
the service of their country and ocean 
commerce. John Paul Jones, John Barry 
and other national heroes who estab¬ 
lished early traditions for the United 
States Navy received their training in 
the Merchant Marine. 

Hundreds of Merchant Marine 
officers distinguished themselves in 
World War E Among them was Com¬ 
mander James J. Madison, who was 
awarded the Congressional Medal of 

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/Top left/ CADET-MIDSHIPMAN ED¬ 
WIN JOSEPH O’HARA, 1923-1942. Born 
Lindsay, California. Educated Lindsay Senior 
High School and Visalia Junior College, 
Visalia, California. Appointed Cadet-Mid¬ 
shipman and assigned to U. S. Merchant 
Marine Cadet Basic School, San Mateo, on 
January 8, 1942. Killed in action on Sep¬ 
tember 27, 1942. /Top center/ The 

Presidential citation awarding the highest 
honor of the United States Merchant Marine 
to Cadet-Midshipman O’Hara. /Top right/ 
An artist’s conception of the battle scene in 
which Cadet-Midshipman O’Hara gave his 
life in the service of his country. /Bottom 
left/ O’Hara Hall. Gymnasium and drill 
hall at the United States Merchant Marine 
Academy named in his honor. /Bottom 
right/ Mrs. Joseph C. O’Hara, mother of 
Cadet-Midshipman O’Hara receives the post¬ 
humous award of the Distinguished Service 
Medal from Commander A. O. Brady, 
USNR, District Cadet-Midshipman Super¬ 
visor at San Francisco. 


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Honor. Although severely wounded, 
Commander Madison caused himself to 
be placed in a chair on the bridge of 
his ship and continued to direct the fire 
and to maneuver his ship. 

Thousands of Merchant Marine 
officers are performing acts of courage 
and valor today in World War II. Not 
to be forgotten are Cadet-Midshipman 
Edwin J. O’Hara and more than 100 
other Cadet-Midshipmen of the United 
States Merchant Marine Cadet Corps, 
who, during their period of training at 
sea in 1942 and 1943, have given their 
lives for their country. 

The education, skill, and daring of 
the officers who serve in the Merchant 
Marine of the United States have been 
rated as the highest among all maritime 
nations. Two shipmasters who distin¬ 
guished themselves were Delano and 
Cleveland—kinsmen of President 
Roosevelt and President Cleveland. 

Another, Captain Samuel Samuels, 
of the packet ship Dreadnought was the 
popular hero of American and foreign 
merchantmen. Captain Samuels was 
worthy of his ship. He went to sea at the 
age of 11, was shanghaied from a 
revenue brig, placed in a Baltimore 
ship bound for Liverpool; served in the 
Texan Navy, became Second and then 
Chief Officer in the British Merchant 
Marine, and at the age of 21 stood on 
an American quarterdeck as Com¬ 
manding Officer. He outsailed a British 
man-of-war fleet in the Mediterranean, 
was offered but declined the position of 
Admiral in the Turkish Navy, and later 
battled Mediterranean pirates. His fame 


as a ship master was so well established 
that a group of New York merchants 
subscribed to give him the best packet 
ship that could be built. Captain 
Samuels superintended her construction 
personally and in 1860 the Dread¬ 
nought, under his command, made one 
of the quickest transatlantic passages a 
sailing ship has ever recorded. 

During the era of the Dread¬ 
nought, Donald McKay, Red Jacket, 
Challenge and other packets and clip¬ 
pers, it was a common practice for 
foreign merchantmen to clip their 
broad and lofty wings because they 
were unable or afraid to spread such 
pinnacles of canvas. Yet American offi¬ 
cers knew how to control these tall ships 
so that they not only made quicker 
passages, but met with fewer accidents 
and delivered their cargoes in better 
condition than the stump-sparred craft 
of Europe. “Cracking on” sail and 
“carrying hard” were an exact science 
with those American merchant com¬ 
manders and the very reverse of sheer 
recklessness which these things often 
appeared to be to astonished foreign 
merchantmen. A British, Dutch, or 
French vessel snugged down to reefed 
topsails and holding bare steerageway 
would see a cloud of snow-white canvas 
burst out of the gloom of the Pacific 
and vanish like a ghost to leeward—an 
American clipper under royals. Then 
there would be objurgations of Yankee 
foolhardiness, but when the British, 
Dutch, or French skipper crawled into 
Valparaiso or Calcutta he would find a 
mighty clipper all loaded and clear for 




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{Above} SS Savannah. The first trans- 
Atlantic steamer. Sailed from New York on 
May 22, 1819* The first passage took 29 
days and 11 hours. 


{ Below/ SS Oregon Second United States 
steamer to round the Horn. Left New York 
December 8, 1848 and arrived at San Fran¬ 
cisco on April 1, 1849- 






























home, immaculate alow and aloft, with¬ 
out a scratch on her graceful hull, or so 
much as a rope-yarn awry in her rig- 

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Wm. S. Lindsay, the historian of 
the British Merchant Marine, who had 
been a sailor as well as a shipowner, 
said of the superiority of American 
Merchant officers in his authoritative 
work written less than a century ago: 
“During the first half of this century 
the Masters of American vessels were, 
as a rule, greatly superior to those who 
held similar positions in English ships, 
arising in some measure from the lim¬ 
ited education of the latter, which was 
not sufficient to qualify them for the 
higher grades of the Merchant Service. 

“American shipowners required of 
their Masters not merely a knowledge 
of navigation and seamanship but of 
commercial pursuits, the nature of ex¬ 
change, the art of correspondence, and 
a sufficient knowledge of business to 
qualify them to represent the interests 
of their employers to advantage with 
merchants abroad. On all such mat¬ 
ters the Commanders of English ships, 
with the exception of the East India Co., 
were at this period greatly inferior to 
the Commanders of the United States 
vessels.” 

A Committee in the House of 
Commons in 1836 had spoken of the 
“vast superiority” in officers, crews, and 
equipment, and the consequent success 
and growth of American shipping. 

The British Consul for Maine and 
New Hampshire in a report to the For¬ 

1 Marvin, United States Merchant Marine. 


eign Office in 1847 said, “Education is 
much prized by the citizens; many 
vessels, therefore, are commanded by 
gentlemen with a college education and 
by those educated in high schools who 
on leaving these institutions enter a 
merchant’s counting room for a lim¬ 
ited time before they go to sea for 
practical seamanship, etc.” Another 
British Consul, in Philadelphia, wrote, 
“A lad intended for the higher grades 
in the Merchant Service of America, 
after having been at school some years 
and acquired a competent knowledge of 
mathematics, navigation, ship’s hus¬ 
bandry and perhaps French—generally 
apprenticed to some respectable mer¬ 
chant in whose countinghouse he re¬ 
mains 2 or 3 years or at least until he 
becomes familiar with exchanges and 
such other commercial matters as may 
qualify him to represent his principals 
in foreign countries. He is then sent 
to sea generally in the capacity of sec¬ 
ond mate, from which he gradually 
rises to that of Captain.” 

The contemporary leaders of the 
United States Merchant Marine play 
an important part in the United States 
Merchant Marine Cadet Corps. Cap¬ 
tain Giles C. Stedman, USNR, former 
Commodore of the United States Lines 
and Commanding Officer of the SS 
America, is the Superintendent of the 
United States Merchant Marine Acad¬ 
emy at Kings Point, New York. His 
career as a merchant officer has been 
marked by several heroic rescues at sea 
including the rescue of the British 
freighter Exeter City in 1933 when 


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{ Above } SS New York. Originally City 
of New York; built 1889 on the Clyde in 
England. Transferred to American flag as 
the City of New York in 1897. During 
Spanish-American War served as an auxiliary 
cruiser in the Navy under the name of USS 
Harvard. After the War, the vessel was 
returned to the American Line and renamed 
SS New York. In World War I again was 


taken over by the Navy and renamed USS 
Plattsburg. In 1919 she was sold to the 
Polish American Line. fBelow^ SS Pennsyl¬ 
vania. Formerly in the service of the Panama 
Pacific Line; rebuilt and renamed Argentina 
in 1937 and placed in passenger and cargo 
service between New York and east coast 
of South America by the American Republics 
Line, a unit of the Moore-McCormack Lines. 


















Captain Steelman commanded the SS 
American Merchant. The seamanship 
involved in this rescue is said to repre¬ 
sent one of the finest exploits in the 
annals of the Merchant Marine. 

Commander Patrick Brennan, 
USNR, Chief Engineer of the SS 
America while operating under the 
Navy as the USS West Point, is District 
Cadet-Midshipman Supervisor at New 
York. Commander Brennan’s record as 
a Chief Engineer in the United States 
Merchant Marine is one of outstanding 
accomplishments. He has served as 
Chief Engineer in the largest of Amer¬ 
ican merchant vessels for more than a 
quarter of a century and was com¬ 
mended highly for his skill in salvaging 
the passenger liner Manhattan after a 
stranding on the Florida coast. 

The Supervisor, the Assistant Su¬ 
pervisors, District Cadet-Midshipman 
Supervisors, the Superintendent and 
Commandant of Cadet-Midshipmen of 
the Academy, the Commanding Offi¬ 
cers of the Basic Schools, and almost all 
officers and officer-instructors assigned 
to Cadet Corps units are licensed offi¬ 
cers in the Merchant Marine and hold 
commissions in the United States Naval 
Reserve. Since January 1942, many of 
these officers have been on active duty 
in the Navy. 

The United States Merchant 
Marine Cadet Corps is proud of the 
service of which it is a part. The officers 
and men of the United States Merchant 
Marine who have done so much to 
establish the traditions of not only their 
own service, but also the United States 


Navy, are honored at all Cadet Corps 
units. Buildings, training vessels, roads 
and walks, and principal centers of 
activity at each of the schools are named 
in memory of those who have con¬ 
tributed to the building, expansion, and 
prestige of this silent service. The motto 
of the Corps is Acta Non Verba — 
Deeds, Not Words, in keeping with the 
tradition of the Merchant Marine. 

NATIONAL POLICY WITH RESPECT 
TO THE MERCHANT MARINE 

HE POLICY OF the United States 
with respect to its Merchant Ma¬ 
rine, is stated in the Merchant Marine 
Act of 1936: 

“It is necessary for the national de¬ 
fense and development of its foreign and 
domestic commerce that the United 
States shall have a Merchant Marine 
(A) sufficient to carry its domestic 
water-borne commerce and a substantial 
portion of the water-borne export and 
import foreign commerce of the United 
States and to provide shipping service 
on all routes essential for maintaining 
the flow of such domestic and foreign 
water-borne commerce at all times, ( B) 
capable of serving as a naval and mili¬ 
tary auxiliary in time of war or national 
emergency, ( C) owned and operated 
under the United States flag by citizens 
of the United States insofar as may be 
practicable, and (D) composed of the 
best equipped, safest, and most suitable 
types of vessels constructed in the 
United States and manned with a 
trained and efficient citizen personnel 



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{Aboxe} SS America , largest passenger 
vessel ever built in the United States. 
Launched in 1939, the America was placed 
in service by the United States Lines to re¬ 


place the Leviathan. ^Below^ In 1941 the 
SS Atnerica was taken over by the Navy—re¬ 
named the USS West Point and placed in 
service as a transport. 























THE UNITED STATES NAVY AND 
THE MERCHANT MARINE 


T HE relationship of the United States 
Navy and Merchant Marine may be 
expressed in the following excerpt from a 
letter written by Charles Francis x\dams, 
Secretary of the Navy in 1932: 

. . . The Navy and the Mer- 


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/Left^ An armed merchant vessel in a heavy 
sea. /Top right/ Cadet-Midshipman assists 
Naval armed guard crew clean ship’s ord¬ 
nance equipment. /Bottom right/ Gun 
drill aboard an armed merchant vessel. 

































chant Marine are joined by an insepa¬ 
rable relationship. Each is indispensable 
to the other and each is inspired by the 
fine traditions of the sea. Throughout 
our history as a Nation they have been 
cherished with just pride by our people. 

“In a time of national emergency 
the Merchant Marine supplements the 
Navy as an arm of national defense. 


Merchant vessels become naval cruisers 
and naval auxiliaries for the transport 
of troops, munitions, fuel, and supplies 
necessary to the support and mainte¬ 
nance of naval and military units. The 
Merchant Marine constitutes a reserve 
from which a body of trained seagoing 
men are available to augment the per¬ 
sonnel of a naval fleet. . . 














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THE MERCHANT MARINE AS 
A SERVICE 

THE TERM “MARINE” is used 
I throughout the maritime world to 
identify its vessels. Vessels under the 
flag of the United States may be 
divided into three classes, as follows: 

1. The United States Navy or 
“armed” marine which consists of those 
vessels whose prime mission is the de¬ 
fense of the country and victory over 
the enemy. 

2. The United States Merchant 
Marine or “commercial” marine which 
consists of vessels utilized in carrying on 
the water-borne trade of the Nation. 
Vessels in this category are engaged in 
the transportation of cargo, passengers, 

/Top left./ SS Santa Elena of Grace Line. 
Normally operated in West Coast of South 
American trade. /Bottom left/ C-2 type 
cargo vessel. /Bottom right/ New Victory 
type ship. 


and troops in the foreign and domestic 
trades. For the most part vessels in this 
class are privately owned. During war 
merchant vessels are armed. Many are 
taken over by the Navy and Army for 
use as transports, cargo carriers, tank¬ 
ers, and hospital ships. 

3. The Government Marine which 
consists of vessels, other than those of 
the United States Navy, utilized by the 
several departments of the Government 
in the conduct of their affairs. The ves¬ 
sels of the United States Army Trans¬ 
port Service and the United States 
Coast and Geodetic Survey are in this 
category. 

During normal periods, Cadet- 
Midshipmen are assigned only to ves¬ 
sels in the Merchant Marine and the 
Government Marine for their sea train¬ 
ing. During periods of national emer¬ 
gency Cadet-Midshipmen may be 
placed on active duty as Midshipmen 
of the Naval Reserve. 



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SS President Jackson. Combination cargo and passenger C-3 type. 
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THE PROFESSION OF 
SHIP’S OFFICER 

EAFARING IS A PROFESSION. 
It is a profession whose followers 
from time immemorial have of neces¬ 
sity possessed courage and stamina; 
courage to face dangers and adventure, 
stamina and strength to meet the chal¬ 
lenge of the elements. Today these qual¬ 
ities are even more important. But with 
the changes over the years, the develop¬ 
ment of sea power, and the advent of 
the highly complex modern vessels, ade¬ 
quate and proper training for a career 
at sea is an absolute necessity for the 
men who will make their way to the top 
of their profession and, after service in 
ships, direct shipping and foreign trade 
activities from ashore. 

OPPORTUNITIES IN THE 

MERCHANT MARINE 

HE OPPORTUNITIES for ad¬ 
vancement in the Merchant Marine 
are excellent. The pay of officers varies 
with the type, the trade route, the ton¬ 
nage, and the power of the vessel. A 
Third Assistant Engineer or a Third 
Officer of the Merchant Marine re¬ 
ceives pay and allowances which com¬ 
pare favorably with Ensign in the Navy 
and Second Lieutenant in the Army. 
Commanding Officers of passenger 
liners may receive $7,500 or more per 
annum. There are also attractive posi¬ 
tions ashore after service at sea. 

Former Merchant Marine officers, 
with the necessary sea service and other 


qualifications, may be found in such 
positions as: Directors, presidents, vice 
presidents, operating managers and 
marine superintendents of steamship 
companies, shipbuilding and ship re¬ 
pair companies; executives of engineer¬ 
ing companies and marine equipment 
manufacturers and suppliers; marine 
surveyors and inspectors, and other 
similar professional activities. Many of 
the positions as steamship company rep¬ 
resentatives in foreign ports are held by 
former ship’s officers. Opportunities for 
positions ashore after service at sea are 
slightly greater for Engineer Officers 
than for Deck Officers. 

Opportunities for employment 
with Federal Government agencies 
dealing with maritime affairs are also 
numerous. Positions as surveyors, ma¬ 
rine superintendents, superintendent 
engineers, port captains, district man¬ 
agers, coastal and port directors with 
the United States Maritime Commis¬ 
sion and War Shipping Administration 
in the United States and foreign ports 
are held by former ship’s officers. 
Positions are also available as nautical 
scientists in the Hydrographic Office of 
the Navy Department, and the United 
States Coast and Geodetic Survey. All 
the pilots at the Panama Canal are 
former ship’s officers. 

About 5,000 former officers of the 
Merchant Marine are now serving 
afloat and ashore as officers of the 
United States Navy, United States 
Coast Guard, United States Maritime 
Service, and United States Army Trans¬ 
port Service. 




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AUTHORITY OF THE 

WAR SHIPPING ADMINISTRATION 

TO TRAIN CADET-MIDSHIPMEN 

N CARRYING out the policy of the 
United States with respect to its 
Merchant Marine, the War Shipping 
Administration undertakes as one of its 
functions the selection and training of 
young American citizens who possess 
those qualities which, when supple¬ 
mented by a course of instruction, will 


qualify them to serve as licensed officers 
in vessels of the Merchant Marine. 
This phase of the Administration’s ac¬ 
tivity is administered by the United 
States Merchant Marine Cadet Corps, 
a division of the Training Organization 
of the War Shipping Administration. 
After the present emergency the 
Training Organization will be re¬ 
turned to the United States Maritime 
Commission. 

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REAR ADMIRAL A. B. RANDALL 
USNR (Ret’d). Former Commodore, 
United States Lines and Commanding 
Officer, SS Leviathan. Now Commandant 
United States Maritime Service. First 
United States Merchant Marine Officer to 
hold the rank of Rear Admiral in the 
U. S. Naval Reserve. 


CAPTAIN GILES C. STEDMAN, USNR. 
Superintendent, United States Merchant 
Marine Academy, Kings Point, New 
York. Former Commodore, United States 
Lines and Commanding Officer, SS 
America, largest passenger vessel ever 
built in the United States. 












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Cadet-Midshipmen is provided by Sec¬ 
tion 216 (b) of the Merchant Marine 
Act of 1936, as amended, and in Execu¬ 
tive Orders 9083, 9054, and 9198. 

THE UNITED STATES MERCHANT 
MARINE CADET CORPS 

HE United States Merchant Ma¬ 
rine Cadet Corps was established 
on March 15, 1938, in keeping with the 
policy set forth in the Merchant Marine 


Act of 1936 to develop and maintain 
a strong Merchant Marine “ maimed, 
with a trained and efficient citizen per¬ 
sonnel.” A complete course of training 
is offered young Americans who are in¬ 
terested in a career as a ship’s officer in 
the United States Merchant Marine 
and who possess the necessary qualifi¬ 
cations. 

It is the objective of the United 
States Merchant Marine Cadet Corps 
to graduate only those Cadet-Midship- 




COMMANDER PATRICK BRENNAN, 
USNR. Former Chief Engineer of the 
SS America while operating under the 
Navy as the USS West Point, and other 
large passenger liners. Now District 
Cadet-Midshipman Supervisor, U. S. Mer¬ 
chant Marine Cadet Corps, New York, 
New York. 





CAPTAIN GEORGE FRIED, Merchant 
Marine Inspector for the Port of New 
York, has received commendations and 
decorations, including the Navy Cross, 
for his participation in rescues. His long 
career as a Master included service on the 
SS President Roosevelt, SS Manhattan, and 
the SS Washington. 

























men who will prove worthy of the tra¬ 
ditions of the American Merchant 
Marine and its officers in the service of 
their country and its water-borne com¬ 
merce. The ideals and principles for 
which the Cadet Corps stands consti¬ 
tute a code of conduct, well expressed 
in the mission of the Cadet Corps set 
forth on the back cover of this booklet. 

Candidates for appointment as 
Cadet-Midshipmen must be in excel¬ 
lent health, and able to withstand the 


hardships of the sea. Only those candi¬ 
dates who feel certain that they can 
meet the exacting requirements should 
consider appointment to the Cadet 
Corps. Ability to grasp the essential ele¬ 
ments of a problem, a particular apti¬ 
tude for the physical sciences and math¬ 
ematics, plus a natural desire to serve in 
the United States Merchant Marine are 
fundamental and unalterable require¬ 
ments. Approximately one-third are 
“washed out” during the training period. 



The Father of the United 
States Merchant Marine Cadet 
Corps, Former Commander* 
in-Chief of the United States 
Fleet and later Commissioner 
in Charge of Training, U. S. 
Maritime Commission. The 
original of this portrait hangs 
in Wiley Hall at the U. S. 
Merchant Marine Academy, 
Kings Point, New York. 
Died May 20, 1943, at age of 
76 while on active duty in 
the Navy. 













Qualifications for Appointment 
As Cadet-Midshipman 

Merchant vessels in the course of 
their employment call at ports through¬ 
out the world for the purpose of load¬ 
ing or discharging cargo and passengers, 
taking bunkers, or making repairs. The 
climatic conditions at these ports vary 
from the intense heat of equatorial 
Africa to the other extreme found in 
arctic Russia. Candidates who are not 


rugged in physique and able to work 
under trying conditions and to endure 
the general privations of a seafarer’s 
life, which include long periods at sea, 
should not embark upon a seagoing 
career. 

The specific requirements for ap¬ 
pointment as Cadet-Midshipman are 
contained in the “Regulations Govern¬ 
ing the Appointment and Training of 
Cadet-Midshipmen of the United 
States Merchant Marine Cadet Corps” 



CAPTAIN 

EDWARD MACAULEY 
USN (Ret’d) 

Deputy Administrator in 
Charge of Training, War 
Shipping Administration and 
Commissioner, United States 
Maritime Commission. 
Succeeded Admiral Wiley and 
carried on with the develop¬ 
ment of training of officers 
and men for the U. S. Mer¬ 
chant Marine. Commanded 
USS George Washington dur¬ 
ing World War I. Awarded 
Navy Cross; officer of the 
Legion of Honor (France) 
and Order of Leopold (Bel¬ 
gium). Also holds Spanish- 
American War, West Indian 
and Philippine Campaign 
medals. 





















which are made a part of this booklet 
as Part Two and mav be found on 
page 58. Each candidate is urged to 
read these regulations thoroughly. The 
general requirements for appointment 
are covered by Article 101, which may 
be found on page 60; physical require¬ 
ments are covered by Article 102 on 
pages 60 and 61 and scholastic require¬ 
ments are covered by Article 103 on 
page 61. The submission of applications 
is described in Article 104 on page 61. 
Questions concerning quarters, pay and 
allowances, etc., may be answered by a 
careful examination of these regulations. 

National scholastic tests normally 
required for appointment as Cadet- 
Midshipman have been waived for the 
duration of the emergency. At the pres¬ 
ent time names are placed on an eligible 
list for appointment in accordance with 
date of approval of the application, and 
appointments are made on the basis of 
state quotas which in turn are based 
upon the number of congressional dis¬ 
tricts in each state. A candidate for ap¬ 
pointment as Cadet-Midshipman must 
possess a minimum of fifteen units from 
accredited schools. The candidate must 
have completed the prescribed number 
of units of work as set forth in Article 
103 on page 61 of this booklet. In re¬ 
viewing applications for appointment, 
particular emphasis is placed on the 
scholastic record of the candidate in 
those subjects relating to mathematics 
and the physical sciences. 

Candidates for appointment as Ca¬ 
det-Midshipmen in the United States 
Merchant Marine Corps should not con¬ 
fuse the Merchant Marine with the 


Navy or the Marine Corps. It should 
be known, however, that many quali¬ 
fied officers of the Merchant Marine 
hold commissions in the Merchant Ma¬ 
rine Reserve of the United States Naval 
Reserve and Midshipmen or officers in 
the Naval Reserve are subject to active 
duty in the Navy during national emer¬ 
gency. The physical requirements and 
naval science courses of study prescribed 
for Cadet-Midshipmen are designed to 
prepare them for active duty when 
called by the Navy for service afloat as 
Midshipmen or officers. Cadet-Mid¬ 
shipmen of the United States Merchant 
Marine Cadet Corps must qualify for 
appointment as Midshipmen, Merchant 
Marine Reserve of the United States 
Naval Reserve and, after completion of 
training and obtaining license, receive 
commissions as Ensign, USNR. 

In return for the training provided, 
the Federal Government asks only that 
Cadet-Midshipmen prove themselves 
worthy. Every assistance will be ren¬ 
dered to those who prove themselves 
so by continued and sustained effort. 
Neither time nor money will be wasted 
on those Cadet-Midshipmen who exert 
less than their very best efforts. Only 
those who possess the necessary qualifi¬ 
cations to proceed with the highly con¬ 
centrated course of study, and who are 
prepared to meet the hazardous and ex¬ 
acting requirements of wartime practi¬ 
cal training at sea should apply for ap¬ 
pointment. 


All Cadet-Midshipmen must he able to swim 
and pass combat training tests before de¬ 
tachment from basic schools and assignment 
to ships. 


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Midshipmen and those officers of the Mer¬ 
chant Marine who are commissioned in the 
Naval Reserve. Candidates who would 
object to appointment in the United States 


Cadet-Midshipman (Deck) throwing heaving 
line to man on dock. 



Naval Reserve or active duty afloat as Mid¬ 
shipmen or officers in the Navy should not 
submit applications for appointment in the 
United States Merchant Marine Cadet Corps. 


Cadet-Midshipmen (Engine) adjusting cir¬ 
cuit breaker on control panel. 
















General Information on Courses of 
Training for Cadet-Midshipmen 

The training courses of the United 
States Merchant Marine Cadet Corps 
are a combination of academic prepa¬ 
ration ashore and “training in industry” 
or apprentice officer training aboard 
ship. 

Each phase is of prime importance 
in qualifying the young Cadet-Midship¬ 
man to undertake his duties as an officer 
in the Merchant Marine. Practical 
training aboard regular merchant ships 
in operation, the same ships in which 
they will later serve as officers, provides 
the Cadet-Midshipman with not only 


the experience and knowledge of ship¬ 
board work but the confidence neces¬ 
sary to assume officer positions. Aca¬ 
demic training at the United States 
Merchant Marine Academy and Cadet 
Basic Schools provides the theoretical 
background and technical education re¬ 
quired for officers. 

Instruction in naval science fur¬ 
ther broadens the training of the Cadet- 
Midshipman. The United States Navy 
has assigned qualified naval officers to 
the various Cadet Corps units to serve 
as instructors in naval science subjects, 
including Naval Administration, Ord¬ 
nance and Gunnery, Naval Commu¬ 
nications, Elementary Tactics and 
Maneuvers. 


Navigation Class at a Cadet Basic School. 











The prime phases of the training 
program are integrated so that when 
the Cadet-Midshipman is undergoing 
his practical training aboard ship, he is 
carrying on his academic work through 
extension courses in these subjects 
necessary for his education. He receives 
assistance in these courses, when his 
ship is in port, from the District Cadet- 
Midshipman Supervisors at New York, 
New Orleans or San Francisco or the 
Officers-in-Charge of Cadet-Midship¬ 
men at Baltimore or Houston. The 
Cadet-Midshipman must demonstrate 


to these officers that he is making satis¬ 
factory progress with respect to his 
studies as well as his practical work 
aboard ship. 

Division of Cadet-Midshipmen 

Appointments as Cadet-Midship¬ 
men are divided into two branches: 

(a) Cadet-Midshipmen (Deck) for 
duties in the Deck Department, and 

(b) Cadet-Midshipmen (Engine) for 
duties in the Engine Department. The 
choice of the branch is an individual 





^Bottom left/ Cadet-Midshipman (Deck) unlocks anchor 
windlass. {Top right/ Naval Science instruction on the 
20 mm Anti-Aircraft Machine Gun at a Cadet Basic School. 
/'Bottom right/ Cadet Midshipmen examine master gyro 
compass. 









selection made by the candidate on the 
basis of his aptitude and particular 
desires. 

Each applicant is urged to con¬ 
sider carefully the division to which he 
wishes to be appointed. Aptitude is 
particularly important and it should be 


realized that the opportunities for posi¬ 
tions ashore after service at sea are 
greater for Cadet-Midshipmen (En¬ 
gine) than Cadet-Midshipmen (Deck). 

The following duties are usually 
allocated to the Engine Department of 
a merchant vessel: 


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/Top left/ Cadet-Midshipmen (Engine) 
stoke furnaces on training vessel at basic 
school. ^Top right^ Cadet-Midshipman (En¬ 
gine) checks engine room lay-out with an 
Engineer Officer. ^Bottom left^ Cadet-Mid¬ 
shipman (Engine) at work in machine shop 
at basic school. 

1. The operation and maintenance of 
the propelling machinery. 

2. The care of auxiliary machinery 
and mechanical equipment. 

3. The operation and maintenance of 
the boilers. 

4. The supervision of repairs. 

The following duties are usually 
allocated to the Deck Department of a 
merchant vessel: 

1. The navigation of the vessel. 

2. The supervision of the loading and 
discharging of the cargo. 

3. The maintenance of the hull and 
superstructure and of the compart¬ 
ments used for the carrying of cargo. 


4. The security organization (fire pa¬ 
trol, etc.) of the vessel. 

Basic Training 

Upon appointment the Cadet- 
Midshipman is assigned to one of three 
units for basic training—the United 
States Merchant Marine Cadet Basic 
School at Pass Christian, Miss., the 
United States Merchant Marine Cadet 
Basic School at San Mateo, Calif., or 
the United States Merchant Marine 
Academy at Kings Point, N. Y. 

The purpose of basic training is to 
provide a period of orientation and 
preparation for the Cadet-Midshipman 
prior to his assignment to sea duty. 
During this period every effort is made 
to concentrate on the broad funda¬ 
mentals of the subjects to be covered 
in the training program. Emphasis is 
placed on aptitude and officer-like qual¬ 
ities. Practical work is also stressed. 


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/Top left/ Cadet-Midshipmen (Deck) check 
lifeboat equipment at sea. {Bottom left> 
Cadet-Midshipman (Deck) at the wheel of a 
training vessel. fRight/ Cadet-Midshipman 
(Deck) learns to operate cargo winch. 


The careful selection of candidates 
and “screening out” tests administered 
while at basic school insure a high cali¬ 
ber Cadet-Midshipman qualified to 
pursue the rigorous course of study and 
practical work aboard ships and finally 
at the Academy. 

No preferences are allowed as to 
the basic school to which the Cadet- 
Midshipman will be sent or the ships to 
which he will be assigned after success¬ 
ful completion of basic training. Ap¬ 
pointments and assignments are made in 
accordance with the needs of the Corps. 

Uniforms and Textbooks 

The War Shipping Administration 
furnishes certain items of uniform and 
textbook equipment while in training. 

After completion of basic training, 
additional items of uniforms and text¬ 
books may be required of Cadet-Mid¬ 
shipmen. Such items are purchased 
from pay. 

Personal Funds and Equipment 

On reporting for basic training, a 
successful candidate should possess $100 
for spending money, purchase of per¬ 
sonal items, and return transportation 
to home in event of rejection, resigna¬ 
tion, or dismissal. In addition a suc¬ 
cessful candidate must have the follow¬ 
ing items of personal equipment when 
reporting for basic training: 














^Bottom lefty Cadet-Midshipmen (Deck) must become 
proficient in visual signaling before detachment from 
basic schools and assignment to ships. ^Top right^ 
Lifeboat drills are given to all Cadet-Midshipmen at 
the basic schools. ^Bottom right^ Successful candi¬ 
dates report for basic training. 


1 sweater, sleeveless, “V” neck, Navy 
blue or khaki 

2 ties, plain black, four-in-hand 
1 bow tie, plain black 
1 pair shoes, plain black, for work 
1 pair shoes, plain black, Blucher 

style, lace or strap tied, for dress 

1 bathrobe, Navy blue, any material 

2 suits of pajamas, plain white, any 
material 

*3 undershirts, plain white, summer 

3 drawers or shorts, plain white, 
summer 

4 shirts, plain white, collars not at¬ 
tached 

*6 collars, stiff, turned down, white 
6 handkerchiefs, white, plain 
{Continued on page 41 } 
















































































/Top left7 Infantry drill at U. S. 
Merchant Marine Cadet Basic School, 
San Mateo. /Top right/ Periodic 
physical exams and check-ups pro¬ 
tect the health of Cadet-Midshipmen. 
/Below/ Artist’s drawing of U. S. 
Merchant Marine Cadet Basic School, 
San Mateo, California. 



1 toothbrush with paste or powder 
1 comb 

1 shaving outfit 

6 pairs of plain black socks, any 
material 

1 shoe polish set, black 
*1 jackknife 
1 clothes brush 
1 sewing kit 
1 pair of rubbers, black 
*1 raincoat, black, and 1 sou’wester 
(for Cadet-Midshipmen (D) only) 
*1 pair of rubber boots, black (for 
Cadet-Midshipmen (D) only) 

1 pair of gloves, plain suede, gray, no 
black marks 

1 pair of gloves, white, cotton 
1 pair of sneakers, white 
*1 sweat shirt, white 
1 bathing trunks, Navy blue or black 
1 athletic supporter 
1 muffler, white, plain, any material 
1 belt, black, plain 

Note : Cadet-Midshipmen report¬ 
ing to the United States Merchant 
Marine Academy during months of 
November, December, January, Febru¬ 
ary, and March should provide them¬ 
selves with two suits of heavy under¬ 
wear. This, however, is not compulsory. 

*The items marked by asterisk must be 
purchased at Ship’s Service Stores at the 
Basic Schools or in uniform stores of New 
York, New Orleans or San Francisco, which¬ 
ever is designated by the District Cadet- 
Midshipman Supervisors in those ports. Dur¬ 
ing the emergency any necessary ration 
certificates for personal items such as shoes 
must be furnished by the candidate. Ration 
books for food are not required. 


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/"Top left/ Overnight lifeboat trips are 
compulsory for all Cadet-Midshipmen during 
basic training. ^Top right/ U. S. Mer¬ 
chant Marine Cadet Basic School, Pass 
Christian, Mississippi. {Bottom left.^ Anti¬ 
aircraft drill aboard the training vessel Robert 
Waterman at Cadet Basic School. ^Bottom 
right^ Over the top at Cadet Basic School 
obstacle course. 

Orientation 

The first two weeks of the three 
months’ basic training are designated as 
the “Orientation Period.” In general, 
the following activities are carried out 
during this period: 

1. Book, uniform, and educational 
material issue. 

2. Completion of all seaman’s papers. 

3. Aptitude examination, physical 
and mental. 

4. Inoculations. 

5. Commencement of physical-con¬ 
ditioning program, using combat 
training facilities. 



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6. Visual signaling for Cadet-Mid¬ 
shipmen (Deck). 

7. Remedial Mathematics. 

8. Infantry Drill and Manual of Arms. 

9. Visits to ships and/or shipyards. 

10. Overnight voyages in training ves¬ 
sels and/or lifeboats. 

11. Night Vision Training. 

In addition to the above activities, 
regular evening study periods are held 
throughout the orientation period for 
the purpose of studying the Regulations 
and Instructions of the United States 
Merchant Marine Cadet Corps. 

An outline of the curriculum of 
basic training during existing emer¬ 
gency is contained in the “Outline of 
Courses” which is made a part of this 
booklet as Part Three and may be found 
on page 69. Each candidate is urged 
to study this outline in order to familiar¬ 
ize himself with the subjects covered 
during the course of training. The out¬ 
line also indicates the number of periods 
devoted to each particular subject or 
phase of training. 

Training at Sea 

After successful completion of 
basic training the Cadet-Midshipman 
is assigned to a merchant vessel for a 
period of at least six months. 

Assignments to vessels are made 
by the District Cadet-Midshipman 
Supervisors at New York, New Orleans 

Cadet-Midshipmen after detachment from 
basic school visit the office of the District 
Cadet-Midshipman Supervisor for instruc¬ 
tions before assignment to ships. 

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or San Francisco or the Officers-in- 
Charge of Cadet-Midshipmen at Balti¬ 
more or Houston. 

All practical work aboard ship is 
supervised by officers. 

The District Cadet-Midshipman 
Supervisors, Officers-in-Charge of 
Cadet-Midshipmen and officers on 
their staffs endeavor to effect the great¬ 
est possible cooperation between the 
Cadet Corps and the officers of the 
merchant vessels in which the Cadet- 
Midshipmen obtain their sea training. 
Cadet Corps officers visit the Cadet- 
Midshipmen aboard ships while in cer¬ 
tain United States ports for the purpose 
of assisting them with their courses of 



study and determining progress made. 

In addition to the practical work 
aboard ship, the Cadet-Midshipman 
carries on a program of study consist¬ 
ing of at least 29 hours per week for at 
least six months. This is a rigorous as¬ 
signment but is considered necessary in 
view of the vast amount to be learned 
in such a short time during the existing 
emergency. 

The major portion of the study 
course pursued at sea is called the “Sea 
Project,” which is designed to give the 
Cadet-Midshipman a practical knowl¬ 
edge of his own ship. When correlated 
with the practical work it serves as an 
indispensable aid to the Cadet-Mid¬ 


shipman in mastering his sea training 
and to prepare him for the advanced 
course at the Academy. 

Upon completion of his training 
aboard ship the Cadet-Midshipman is 
detached and assigned to the United 
States Merchant Marine Academy at 
Kings Point, N. Y. After reporting at 
the Academy a careful analysis is made 
of his work aboard ship, both practical 
and academic, to determine his fitness 
to proceed with the advanced training. 
The reports submitted by the District 
Cadet-Midshipman Supervisors and 
ships’ officers are of particular value in 
determining the Cadet-Midshipman’s 
aptitude and ability. 




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Cadet-Midshipmen (Deck) heave in mooring 
line. 


Cadet-Midshipman (Deck) on practical worls 
assignment paints link to cargo boom block. 





Cadet-Midshipman (Engine) works on Sea 
Project. 


Cadet-Midshipman (Engine) cleaning main 
propulsion motor with an air lance. 


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Cadet-Midshipmen report aboard for sea duty 




Cadet-Midshipman 
Regimental Com¬ 
mander, U. S. Mer¬ 
chant Marine Acad¬ 
emy. Selected for 
outstanding ability, 
aptitude and officer 
appearance. 


Cadet-Midshipman (Engine) operates soot 
blower on water-tube boiler. 


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^Bottom left7 Classroom instruction with 
audio-visual aids. ^Bottom center and bottom 
rights/ Cadet-Midshipmen operate steam lab¬ 
oratory equipment. 


United States Merchant Marine Academy 

From a modest beginning at New 
London, Conn., in 1940 the Academy 
was later transferred to Fort Schuyler, 
N. Y. In March 1942, all Cadet-Mid¬ 
shipmen were transferred to the present 
site at Kings Point. The original facili¬ 
ties have been expanded and the Acad¬ 
emy now consists of approximately 50 
acres on which are located 53 perma¬ 
nent buildings. Of modern design, the 
buildings at the Academy provide every 
facility for the advanced training of 
Cadet-Midshipmen. 





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The faculty has been selected care¬ 
fully from regular officers of the United 
States Merchant Marine, and other 
specialists who, because of their ex¬ 
perience, ability and aptitude, are able 
to transmit their knowledge to Cadet- 
Midshipmen. Approximately one-half 
of the instructors are Merchant Marine 
officers on active duty in the Navy. The 
remaining officers are enrolled in the 
United States Maritime Service. 

At the Academy officer-like 
characteristics are developed in the 
Cadet-Midshipman through holding 



appointive ranks in the Regimental 
Organization. Regimental officers are 
selected on the basis of outstanding 
ability and aptitude. 

Modern educational trends are 
closely followed and developed at the 
Academy. Full advantage is taken of 
educational films and audio-visual aids 
of many types are being used success¬ 
fully. 

Cadet-Midshipmen ( Engine ) 
study steam, diesel and electrical engi¬ 
neering, ship construction, mechanical 
drawing, etc. Much time is spent in 



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the laboratories and the machine shop 
where practical application of class¬ 
room work is demonstrated. 

The equipment in the steam and 
diesel and electrical laboratories at the 
Academy is complete. Ship type boilers 
provide steam for utilities and furnish 
Cadet-Midshipmen with actual expe¬ 
rience in the operation and upkeep of 
marine boilers. 

Cadet-Midshipmen (Deck) study 
seamanship, navigation, radio, shipping 
economics, cargo storage, etc. These 
and other subjects have been corre¬ 
lated carefully with practical drills and 
exercises. 

Gyro compasses, course recorders, 
direction finders and other navigational 
aids have been installed to provide 
actual experience and training in the 
operation and upkeep of this all- 
important equipment. Ship construc¬ 
tion and meteorology are supplemented 
by practical experiments. 

Physical fitness is of prime impor¬ 
tance and each Cadet-Midshipman is 
required to participate in the condition¬ 


/^Top lefty Cadet-Midshipmen (Deck) work 
out problems in navigation. ("Top right^ 
Physical conditioning program includes 
calisthenics designed to develop stamina 
and endurance. ^Bottom right^ Meteor¬ 
ology instruction. 

ing and fitness program. Intramural 
competition in all sports is emphasized 
at Kings Point. 

The advanced Naval Science 
courses at the Academy provide addi¬ 
tional training in Naval Administration, 
Elementary Tactics and Maneuvers, 
Ordnance and Gunnery and other im¬ 
portant subjects. 

The training vessels based at the 
Academy include the diesel ship Wil¬ 
liam Webb, the schooner Robert 
Forbes, the schooner Felix Riesenberg 
and the bark Emery Rice. These vessels 
are equipped with guns used in target 
practice. 

The advanced courses at the Acad¬ 
emy are 9 months in length for the 
duration of the emergency. An outline 
of the advanced training curriculum is 
contained in the “Outline of Courses” 
designated as Part Three of the booklet. 


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Pier—Samuels Hall in background. /Top 
right/ 20-mm Antiaircraft training aboard 
a training vessel attached to the Academy. 


/Bottom left/ Cadet-Midshipmen board a 
training vessel at dawn for a training cruise. 
/Bottom right/ Naval science training 
includes instruction in smallarms firing. 



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/Top lefty Cadet-Midshipmen visit 
U. S. Military Academy at West 
Point. /Top righty Looking west 
from Wiley Hall to Hague Basin and 
Long Island Sound. ^Bottom lefty 
Academy track team. ^Center righty 
Social life is not forgotten—gradua¬ 
tion dance. ^Bottom righty Cadet- 
Midshipmen watch sailing races at 
annual regatta. 



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REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE 
APPOINTMENT AND TRAINING OF 
CADET-MIDSHIPMEN IN THE 
U. S. MERCHANT MARINE CADET CORPS 


Under authority of the Merchant Marine 
Act, 1936, as amended, Executive Order 9083, 
dated February 28, 1942, Executive Order 
9054, dated February 7, 1942, and Executive 
Order 9198, dated July 11, 1942, the following 
revised regulations governing the appointment 
and training of Cadet-Midshipmen in the 
United States Merchant Marine Cadet Corps 
are prescribed and issued for the duration of 
the emergency proclaimed by the President on 
May 27,1941. 

E. S. Land, Administrator, 
War Shipping Administration. 

Amendments up to November 1, 1943, are 
included herein. 


Definitions 

Article 100. Sec. 310.46. When used in 
these regulations, the term: 

(a) “W. S. A.” means War Shipping Ad¬ 
ministration. 

( b ) “Assistant Deputy Administrator” 
means Assistant Deputy Administrator, 
Training Organization, W. S. A. 

(c) “The Academy” means the United 
States Merchant Marine Academy. 

(d) “Basic School” means United States 
Merchant Marine Cadet Basic School. 

( e ) “Supervisor” means Supervisor of the 
United States Merchant Marine Cadet 
Corps. 

(/) “District Supervisor” means District 
Cadet-Midshipman Supervisor. 

(g) “Midshipman” means Midshipman, 
Merchant Marine Reserve, United 
States Naval Reserve, an appointment 
awarded all Cadet-Midshipmen of the 
United States Merchant Marine Cadet 
Corps by the Secretary of the Navy and 
held concurrently with their appoint¬ 
ment as Cadet-Midshipmen. 

( h ) “Cadet-Midshipman” means Cadet- 
Midshipman, United States Merchant 
Marine Cadet Corps. 




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Genera! Requirements 

Article 101. Sec. 310.47. (a) A candidate 
must be a male citizen of the United States. If 
naturalized, a candidate must have been a 
citizen of the United States for at least 10 years 
previous to the date of application. 

( b ) A candidate must be not less than 17 
years and 6 months of age nor more than 23 
years of age on the date the application is 
approved. 

(c) If under 21 years of age, he will be re¬ 
quired to furnish the written consent of parent 
or guardian as a part of his application. 

( d ) A waiver for overage may be granted by 
the Supervisor to those candidates who submit 
acceptable evidence of having completed 
studies in an accredited college or university, 
or who have been engaged in work directly 
connected with merchant shipping or of such 
nature that experience gained therein may be 
considered of direct benefit in the training of 
a Merchant Marine officer. An allowance of 1 
year in age may be granted for each academic 
year completed successfully or for other work 
which the Supervisor may consider equivalent. 
A maximum of 4 years’ credit may be so 
allowed. 

( e) A candidate may be admitted to a Basic 
School or the Academy for preliminary train¬ 
ing at an age of not less than 17 years and 6 
months but will not be assigned to a merchant 
vessel until he has reached his eighteenth birth¬ 
day. In event a candidate does not execute oath 
as Cadet-Midshipman within 4 months of date 
of approval of application, his name may be 
removed from the eligible list at the discretion 
of the Supervisor. In no event shall a candi¬ 
date’s name remain on the eligible list for a 
period exceeding 6 months. 

(/) A candidate must prove to the Super¬ 
visor that he possesses good moral character. 

(g) A candidate must present a certified 
transcript of his scholastic record. 

( h) A candidate must be unmarried. Any 
Cadet-Midshipman who marries before com¬ 
pletion of training shall be requested to resign, 
and, failing to do so, shall be dismissed by the 
Supervisor. 

( i ) No person is eligible for appointment as 
a Cadet-Midshipman who has been dismissed 
or compelled to resign from a Federal Service 
Academy or a State Maritime Academy for 
improper conduct, or who has been dishonor¬ 
ably discharged for cause or has resigned with 
prejudice as a civil employee of the United 
States. 

(;) No person who has resigned as a Cadet- 
Midshipman will be reappointed unless his 
previous service record has been approved as 
satisfactory by the Supervisor. 


( k) If it should be determined at any time 
during a Cadet-Midshipman’s course of train¬ 
ing that he has purposely falsified his applica¬ 
tion or supporting papers, he shall be dismissed. 

(/) All applications must show and be 
signed with the full legal names of applicants. 
They must be accompanied by or include the 
following: 

(а) Evidence of citizenship as shown below. 

If native born: 

(l) A duly verified copy of a public or 
church record of birth, or 

(2) The affidavit, under oath, of the physi¬ 
cian, midwife, or other persons present 
at the birth. 

(3) In cases where neither (1) nor (2) can 
be obtained by the candidate, the affi¬ 
davit of either parent. 

(4) In cases where the candidate certifies 
that no one of the above is obtainable, 
the affidavits (under oath) of two rep¬ 
utable citizens acquainted with him. 
Each of these affidavits should state the 
facts within the knowledge of the de¬ 
ponent upon which he bases his state¬ 
ments as to the citizenship of the candi¬ 
date, as for example, that he has known 
the candidate since birth, that he knew 
his parents, or as the case may be. 

If foreign born: 

(5) Certificate of naturalization, under the 
seal of the court in which naturalized. 

(б) Certificate of naturalization, under the 
seal of the court in which naturalized, 
of the parent during the minority of the 
candidate, together with the affidavit 
of a parent whose certificate of naturali¬ 
zation is submitted. 

(7) In special cases where the candidate 
certifies that neither (5) nor (6) is 
obtainable, the affidavits of two reputa¬ 
ble citizens acquainted with him (see 
par. 4, under native-born citizens). As 
every naturalization is a matter of rec¬ 
ord in some court, these affidavits will 
be accepted only in very exceptional 
cases, and on the understanding that 
the candidate shall later submit a proper 
certificate of naturalization. 

Physical Requirements 

Article 102. Sec. 310.48. (a) Appoint¬ 
ments as Cadet-Midshipmen in the United 
States Merchant Marine Cadet Corps are 
contingent upon qualifying physically for 
appointment as Midshipman, M. M. R., U. 
S. N. R. The physical examination will be 
conducted by a Navy or Naval Reserve Medical 
officer. 


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( b) A candidate must be of normal size, 
sound constitution, and free from physical de¬ 
fects or diseases, especially those of vision, color 
perception (plate tests), speech, and hearing. 
He must not be less than 5 feet 6 inches and 
not more than 6 feet 4 inches in height. Candi¬ 
dates must have minimum vision of 18-20 in 
each eye correctable to 20—20. 

( c ) The application of a candidate must be 
signed by a physician who has examined the 
candidate and certified that, in his opinion, the 
candidate meets the physical standards set by 
the Navy for appointment as a Midshipman 
of the Merchant Marine Reserve. 

( d ) A candidate for whom a waiver has 
been recommended will not receive an appoint¬ 
ment as Cadet-Midshipman and will not be 
assigned to a Basic School or the Academy until 
the Navy Department has approved the waiver 
and the Supervisor has been so informed. Can¬ 
didates whose recommended waivers are not 
approved by the Navy Department will be so 
notified. 

(e) Any defect or disease developed by a 
Cadet-Midshipman during training, which 
would result in his discharge from the Mer¬ 
chant Marine Reserve, will be sufficient cause 
for the Supervisor to terminate his training. 

Scholastic Requirements 

Article 103. Sec. 310.49. (a) The Super¬ 
visor is authorized to prescribe and change at 
any time the scholastic requirements for ap¬ 
pointment as Cadet-Midshipman for the dura¬ 
tion of the emergency. 

( b ) A candidate for appointment as Cadet- 
Midshipman must possess a minimum of 15 
units from accredited schools. The candidate 
must have completed the prescribed number 
of units of work in the required group as set 
forth below: 

Required Group (Six Units ) 

3 units in English. 

1 /?. units in mathematics from any of the 
following, or any combination of the fol¬ 
lowing, subjects: 

Algebra. 

Plane geometry. 

Intermediate algebra. 

Solid geometry. 

Advanced algebra. 

Plane trigonometry. 

Spherical trigonometry. 

Calculus. 

1 Z 2 units in science from any of the follow¬ 
ing groups or any combination of such 
group: 

Physics 

Chemistry 


General Science 

Aeronautics 

Mechanical arts subjects (for Cadet-Mid¬ 
shipmen (E)) 

Vocational and workshop subjects (for 
Cadet-Midshipmen (E)) 

Elective Group (Nine Units ) 

In addition to the above required 6 units, 
candidates must furnish evidence of completion 
of at least 9 units of other subjects at accred¬ 
ited schools. 

( c ) If a candidate has an excess of units in 
any subject in the required group, such excess 
units may be credited to the elective group. 

( d ) The Supervisor may reject any candi¬ 
date whose grades in required or elective sub¬ 
jects create doubt as to his ability to pursue 
successfully the study courses prescribed for 
Cadet-Midshipmen. 

(e) In order to successfully pursue the 
course of study of the United States Merchant 
Marine Cadet Corps, a thorough working 
knowledge of algebra is absolutely essential. 
The candidates deserving appointment as Ca¬ 
det-Midshipmen (Deck) should begin a study 
or review of trigonometry immediately uponi 
notification of approval of their application. 

Applications 

Article 104. Sec. 310.50. Application for 
appointment as Cadet-Midshipman, fully com¬ 
pleted, together with all supporting papers,, 
shall be submitted to the Supervisor, United 
States Merchant Marine Cadet Corps, Train¬ 
ing Organization, War Shipping Administra¬ 
tion, Washington 25, D. C. 

Certificates 

Article 105. Sec. 310.51. A candidate 
must submit the following: 

(a) Certified transcript of the candidate’s 
scholastic record forwarded from the Registrar, 
or other official of the school, directly to the 
Supervisor. 

( b) Two certified copies of birth certificate, 
and if of foreign birth proof of citizenship, with 
application. In cases where birth certificates 
are not available, the proof of citizenship sub¬ 
mitted must be of a nature acceptable to the 
Navy Department for establishing citizenship 
for appointment as a Midshipman in the Mer¬ 
chant Marine Reserve. 

(c) One full face 2/2- by 2^2-inch photo¬ 
graph attached to application. 

( d ) Three letters from responsible Ameri¬ 
can citizens, including, if possible, one of the 
candidate’s secondary school teachers, attest¬ 
ing the moral character of the applicant. 


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None of the above papers, with the exception 
of ( b ), will be returned to a candidate after 
review of his application. The two copies of 
birth certificate, or other proof of citizenship, 
will be promptly returned to the candidate and 
must be in his possession in duplicate when he 
reports to the District Supervisor. 

Scholastic Tests 

Article 106. Sec. 310.52. ( a ) Scholastic 
tests for appointment as Cadet-Midshipman 
are waived for the duration of the emergency. 

( b ) Applications and supporting papers will 
be carefully examined by the Supervisor, and 
if the candidate is acceptable, his application 
will be approved and notice sent him accord¬ 
ingly by the Supervisor or the District Super¬ 
visor at New York, New Orleans, or San 
Francisco. 

Required Finances 

Article 107. Sec. 310.53. Cadet-Midship¬ 
men must provide themselves with a minimum 
of $100 for spending money and incidentals 
during the period of preliminary training. 

Eligible Lists 

Article 108. Sec. 310.54 (a) During the 
emergency the names of candidates will be 
placed on either deck or engineer eligible 
lists in accordance with the date their applica¬ 
tions and supporting papers are approved. 

( b ) The lists of eligible deck candidates and 
engineer candidates shall be divided into 
coastal areas by the Supervisor and assign¬ 
ments will be made to the Basic Schools or the 
Academy as determined by the Supervisor. 

(c) In the event the eligible list for a coast 
becomes exhausted, the Supervisor may make 
assignments from other coastal lists. 

( d) A candidate on the eligible list must 
advise the Supervisor promptly when he ceases 
to be available for assignment and wishes his 
name removed from the list. Such candidate 
must inform the Supervisor in writing of the 
reasons for his withdrawal. 

Appointments and Assignments 

Article 109. Sec. 310.55. (a) A successful 
candidate, who has passed the Naval Reserve 
physical examination, shall be appointed a 
Cadet-Midshipman by the Supervisor and as¬ 
signed by the District Supervisor to preliminary 
training and basic Naval Science classes at a 
designated Basic School or the Academy. Ap¬ 
pointments shall be made in accordance with 
state and territory quotas based on congres¬ 


sional districts. Exceptions shall be made by 
the Supervisor when there are not sufficient 
candidates from underquota states and terri¬ 
tories to fill vacancies in preliminary training 
classes at the Cadet Basic Schools and the U. S. 
Merchant Marine Academy. 

(b) A basic school for preliminary training, 
including naval science courses and continua¬ 
tion of studies and practical work while await¬ 
ing reassignment, shall be maintained by the 
War Shipping Administration, one each on the 
Pacific, Atlantic, and Gulf coasts. The school 
for the Atlantic coast shall be the United States 
Merchant Marine Academy maintained at 
Kings Point, N. Y., for the advanced courses 
of Cadet-Midshipmen. This Academy may 
also give preliminary training, providing 
space is available for such training. 

(c) Candidates on the eligible lists will be 
directed by the District Supervisor to report to 
the nearest office of Naval Officer Procure¬ 
ment, United States Navy for physical ex¬ 
amination and thence to return to their homes 
and await further orders. Candidates must 
acknowledge, by prepaid telegram, within 24 
hours, receipt of orders and must report to the 
District Supervisor on the date specified. 

(d) The name of a candidate will be re¬ 
moved from the list if he fails to acknowledge 
receipt of instruction, fails to report, or rejects 
assignment without acceptable reason. The Su¬ 
pervisor shall decide whether the reason offered 
is acceptable. 

(e) Certificates of appointment signed by 
the Supervisor shall be issued to all Cadet- 
Midshipmen after their assignment to Basic 
Schools or the Academy. 

(/) Directors and Officers in Charge of Of¬ 
fices or Branch Offices of Naval Officer Pro¬ 
curement will request the appropriate State 
Director of Selective Service System to post¬ 
pone if necessary the induction for not over 
60 days of candidates whose applications for 
appointment as Midshipmen, Merchant Ma¬ 
rine Reserve, United States Naval Reserve, 
have been recommended and forwarded to the 
Chief of Naval Personnel, Navy Department, 
Washington 25, D. C., for action. This in¬ 
cludes candidates having physical deficiencies 
for which waivers have been recommended. 

Candidates must furnish the Director or 
Officer in Charge of Naval Officer Procure¬ 
ment with their Selective Service System classi¬ 
fication, order number (if any), and the num¬ 
ber and address of their local Selective Service 
System board. 

(1) The Bureau of Naval Personnel, Navy 
Department, Washington 25, D. C., must be 
promptly advised of: 


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Date Oath and Acceptance as Midshipman, 
Merchant Marine Reserve, United States 
Naval Reserve is signed (responsibility of 
activity executing oath). 

(2) The Bureau of Naval Personnel will 
notify the appropriate State Director of Selec¬ 
tive Service System of the appointment of the 
candidate (after the appointment has been 
accepted) or of the rejection of the application. 

(3) Local Selective Service System boards 
must be promptly advised of: 

Separation of Cadet-Midshipmen from the 
U. S. Merchant Marine Cadet Corps for any 
reason whatsoever (responsibility of activity 
causing separation). 

( g ) District Supervisors will promptly in¬ 
form the Commandants of Naval Districts rela¬ 
tive to Cadet-Midshipmen not attached to 
Academy or Basic Schools who resign or are 
dismissed from the United States Merchant 
Marine Cadet Corps. It will be the responsi¬ 
bility of the Superintendent of Academy or 
Commanding Officer of Basic Schools to in¬ 
form Commandants of Cadet-Midshipmen at¬ 
tached to their units who resign or are dis¬ 
missed from the United States Merchant Ma¬ 
rine Cadet Corps. 

( h) During the entire course of training the 
aptitude and adaptability of a Cadet-Midship¬ 
man for a career at sea will be closely observed. 
A Cadet-Midshipman reported lacking in of¬ 
ficer-like qualities may be requested to resign, 
or may be dismissed by the Supervisor. 

(t) A Cadet-Midshipman may be ordered to 
his home after a period at the Basic School or 
Academy, for the purpose of awaiting assign¬ 
ment to a vessel. In such cases he will be reim¬ 
bursed for transportation from school to home 
and from home to vessel, but will not receive 
pay or any other allowance from the W. S. A. 
during such period away from school or vessel. 

(j) Assignments to vessels shall be made by 
the Supervisor or the District Supervisors after 
due consideration is given to the standing of 
Cadet-Midshipmen at Basic Schools and to the 
recommendations of the particular Command¬ 
ing Officer or the Superintendent of the 
Academy. 

(k) Cadet-Midshipmen shall not be permit¬ 
ted to select vessel or steamship company em¬ 
ployer, and steamship companies shall not be 
permitted to select Cadet-Midshipmen. 

(/) The District Supervisor, or the Super¬ 
intendent of the Academy, or the Command¬ 
ing Officer of the Basic School will arrange 
for: 

(l) Submission of applications for appoint¬ 
ment as Midshipmen, Merchant Marine 
Reserve ; 


(2) Oath of office as Cadet-Midshipman 
and Midshipman and fingerprinting; 

(3) Furnishing of uniforms and textbooks; 

(4) Furnishing of prescribed study assign¬ 
ments; 

(5) Assignment to Basic School or the 
Academy; 

(6) Detachment from Basic School or the 
Academy upon satisfactory completion 
of preliminary training and basic Naval 
Science courses, and assignment to a 
vessel; 

(7) Reimbursement for pay due while at 
the Basic School or the Academy and 
travel allowance, after satisfactory com¬ 
pletion of preliminary training and 
basic Naval Science courses; 

(8) Sea service papers from the proper Gov¬ 
ernment bureau; 

(9) Introduction to proper shore official of 
steamship company to which assigned. 

(m) A shore official of the steamship 
company will instruct Cadet-Midshipmen 
regarding: 

(1) Company regulations. 

(2) Approval of Master. 

(3) Signing of ship’s articles and com¬ 
mencement of pay from steamship 
company. 

Courses of Training 

Article 110. Sec. 310.56. (a) For the 

duration of the emergency the courses for 
Cadet-Midshipmen shall be, in general, 12 
weeks at Basic Schools or the Academy for pre¬ 
liminary training and basic Naval Science, fol¬ 
lowed by not less than 6 months aboard mer¬ 
chant or training vessels and not less than 36 
weeks at the Academy for advanced study in 
preparation for examination for license. Pro¬ 
vided that those Cadet-Midshipmen (E) hold¬ 
ing engineering degrees which permit them to 
sit for their Third or Second Assistant Engi¬ 
neer licenses after 3 to 12 months as Cadet- 
Midshipmen (E) aboard ship shall be required 
to complete the preliminary training course 
and basic Naval Science, but will be designated 
Cadet-Midshipmen (E-S) and following spe¬ 
cial courses of study in preparation for their 
examination for license. The maximum train¬ 
ing for Cadet-Midshipmen (E-S) will be 1 
year aboard ships subsequent to completion of 
preliminary training. 

( b ) Before being assigned to a vessel, follow¬ 
ing the preliminary course, Cadet-Midship¬ 
men shall successfully pass the Naval Science 
basic course final examination and such other 
examinations as may be designated. Cadet- 
Midshipmen (D) must qualify for visual sig¬ 
naling proficiency certificates. 


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( c ) While waiting -transfers between ships, 
Cadet-Midshipmen shall report to Basic 
Schools or to the Academy for continuation of 
studies or may be granted leave without pay 
or allowances at the discretion of the District 
Supervisor. 

( d ) The courses during the emergency shall 
be those which may from time to time be desig¬ 
nated by the Supervisor. The permanent rec¬ 
ord of each Cadet-Midshipman shall include 
the courses he has completed, the hours of 
study devoted to each course, the grade re¬ 
ceived in it, and the comments of his 
instructors. 

( e ) Study assignments, quizzes, problems, 
and supplementary material will be furnished 
to Cadet-Midshipmen. 

(/) Prescribed texts and equipment will be 
furnished Cadet-Midshipmen by the W. S. A. 
on custody receipt without deduction from pay; 

(1) Cadet-Midshipmen failing to complete 
the basic and advanced course will re¬ 
turn to the Commanding Officer or the 
Superintendent such uniforms and text¬ 
books which were furnished by the 
Government. 

(2) In the event any textbooks or items of 
uniform are lost or mutilated the cost 
of replacements shall be borne by the 
Cadet-Midshipman. 

(3) Class rings must be purchased from the 
Supply Officer, who will determine the 
eligibility of Cadet-Midshipmen to buy 
them. A Cadet-Midshipman becomes 
eligible to wear the ring after a mini¬ 
mum of 9 months’ service from the date 
of arrival at Basic School. The Supply 
Officer will accept only cash or money 
orders in payment. 

( g ) Assignments, sea projects, quizzes, prob¬ 
lems, and supplementary material shall be pre¬ 
pared by the Educational Unit of the United 
States Merchant Marine Cadet Corps and 
graded by the staff of instructors at the Basic 
Schools and the Academy or as directed by the 
Supervisor. Subject to the approval of the As¬ 
sistant Deputy Administrator, outside services 
may be contracted for and utilized by the Su¬ 
pervisor in accordance with law and within 
allotment limitations, when, in his judgment, 
efficiency would be promoted or the facilities 
of the staffs of the Academy or Basic Schools 
are not sufficient to administer tests and to 
prepare properly the courses and grade papers 
in all prescribed subjects. 

( h ) Cadet-Midshipmen shall be advised by 
circular letters of any changes made in cur¬ 
ricula by the Supervisor. 

(i) The District Supervisors and Command¬ 
ing Officers of Basic Schools and the Superin¬ 


tendent of the Academy shall advise Cadet- 
Midshipmen regarding a review of courses and 
the purchase of reference textbooks considered 
necessary in preparation for the examination 
to secure their licenses. 

( j ) The Supervisor is authorized, in ac¬ 
cordance with law and within allotment limi¬ 
tations, to employ instructors on a contract 
basis for detail to the Academy, Basic Schools, 
offices of District Supervisors and the office of 
the Supervisor. All such contracts must be ap¬ 
proved by the Assistant Deputy Administrator. 

(k) Personnel for administrative duty with 
the United States Merchant Marine Cadet 
Corps, at grades designated by the Supervisor, 
will be enrolled in the United States Maritime 
Service when requested by the Supervisor, 
with the approval of the Assistant Deputy 
Administrator. 

(/) The Supervisor is authorized, with the 
approval of the Assistant Deputy Administra¬ 
tor, to arrange with the Procurement Office of 
the Training Organization for the purchase 
of berthing, messing, recreational, and instruc¬ 
tional equipment and supplies for the Academy 
and for Basic Schools and attached floating 
equipment, within the limitations of authorized 
allotments. 

Pay 

Article 111. Sec. 310.57. Pay. (a) On the 
last day of each month, and when detached, 
Cadet-Midshipmen will receive pay at the rate 
of $65 per month from the War Shipping 
Administration, while attached to the Acad¬ 
emy, Basic Schools, or places of special shore 
training. Pay shall commence on the date of 
attachment and terminate on the date of 
detachment. 

( b ) Cadet-Midshipmen aboard ship, who 
sign articles or commence voyages on or after 
March 15, 1943, will receive pay, while at¬ 
tached to such vessel, at the rate of $82.50 per 
month from their steamship company employ¬ 
ers (representing the minimum basic monthly 
wage of $65, and including the additional 
emergency compensation of $17.50). In addi¬ 
tion, steamship companies shall grant to Cadet- 
Midshipmen aboard ship such war bonuses as 
may be prescribed by the Maritime War Emer¬ 
gency Board for officers and crews of vessels. 

(c) Cadet-Midshipmen will not receive pay 
from the War Shipping Administration when 
not attached to the Academy or to Basic 
Schools or assigned to places of special shore 
training, except when specially authorized by 
the Supervisor. 

( d ) The Supervisor may place any Cadet- 
Midshipman on a nonpay basis for discipli¬ 
nary reasons while assigned to the Academy, 


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Basic Schools, or places of special shore train¬ 
ing. In the event that a Cadet-Midshipman is 
dismissed from the Cadet Corps for disciplinary 
reasons the Supervisor may, in his discretion, 
deny payment to such Cadet-Midshipman of 
all earnings of such Cadet-Midshipman due 
and unpaid at the time of dismissal. 

Allowances 

Article 112. Sec. 310.58. (a) Cadet-Mid¬ 
shipmen, while assigned to the Academy or to 
a Basic School, will be furnished with quarters 
and subsistence by the W. S. A. 

( b ) Cadet-Midshipmen while on special 
assignments away from the Academy or Basic 
Schools, and when so authorized by the Super¬ 
visor or District Supervisors, will receive an 
allowance of $45 per month for quarters, sub¬ 
sistence, and other living expenses, in addition 
to their pay, provided steamship companies, 
shipyards, or others to whom Cadet-Midship¬ 
men are assigned for special training ashore do 
not pay such wages and allowances. 

( c ) Cadet-Midshipmen, while assigned to 
ships, will be furnished with quarters and sub¬ 
sistence by the steamship company employer. 

( d) Cadet-Midshipmen, while traveling on 
the orders of a steamship company, or when 
quarters or subsistence are not furnished aboard 
ship, shall receive the same allowances for 
transportation, quarters, and subsistence as 
Third Officers of the steamship company. 

Transportation 

Article 113. Sec. 310.59. (a) The W. S. A. 
shall reimburse Cadet-Midshipmen at the rate 
of five cents per mile, based on official mileage 
tables of the War Department, for their travel¬ 
ing expenses when traveling on orders of the 
Supervisor or District Supervisors: 

(1) From home town to port wherein the 
Basic School or the Academy is located, 
after passing Merchant Marine Reserve 
physical examination, reporting to the 
Commanding Officer of a Basic School 
or to the Superintendent of the Acad¬ 
emy, execution of oath of office as 
Cadet-Midshipman in the U. S. Mer¬ 
chant Marine Cadet Corps, and satis¬ 
factory completion of preliminary 
training and basic Naval Science 
courses. Payment shall be made by the 
disbursing officer attached to the 
Academy or the Basic School ap¬ 
proximately ten weeks after date of 
reporting. . 

( b ) The W. S. A. will issue government 
transportation requests and meal tickets to 


Cadet-Midshipmen who have completed pre¬ 
liminary training for transportation: 

(1) From either New York, New Orleans, or 
San Francisco to the port where vessel 
to which the Cadet-Midshipman is as¬ 
signed is located or to a place of special 
shore training. Transportation re¬ 
quests and meal tickets will be issued by 
the District Supervisor. 

(2) From either New York, New Orleans, 
or San Francisco to port wherein Acad¬ 
emy or Basic School is located, or to 
a place of special shore training. Trans¬ 
portation and meal tickets will be issued 
by the District Supervisor. 

(3) Between ports of Academy or Basic 
Schools and between locations of places 
of special shore training. Transporta¬ 
tion requests and meal tickets will be 
issued by the Superintendent or Com¬ 
manding Officer. 

(4) From either New York, San Francisco, 
or New Orleans to home, and from 
home to port where vessel to which as¬ 
signed is located, or where special shore 
training is conducted, after having been 
ordered home by the District Supervisor 
for the specific purpose of awaiting as¬ 
signment to a vessel, the Academy, a 
Basic School, or place of special shore 
training. Transportation requests and 
meal tickets will be issued by the Dis¬ 
trict Supervisor. 

(c) Cadet-Midshipmen will not be reim¬ 
bursed by the W. S. A. or issued transportation 
requests or meal tickets for travel to and from 
the Academy or Basic Schools or locations of 
special training ashore or ships while they are 
on leave; unless ordered home by the District 
Supervisor or the Superintendent of the Acad¬ 
emy for specific purpose of awaiting assignment 
to ships, the Academy, Basic Schools, or places 
of special training ashore. 

( d ) Cadet-Midshipmen will not receive a 
per diem allowance except as provided in “Sec¬ 
tion 310.63.” 

Quarters and Mess 

Article 114. Sec. 310.60. (a) Cadet-Mid¬ 
shipmen aboard ship shall be berthed in rooms 
with other Cadet-Midshipmen in that part 
of the vessel designated as licensed officer or 
first-class passenger quarters. 

( b ) Cadet-Midshipmen shall mess with li¬ 
censed deck and engineer officers. 

Annual Leave 

Article 115. Sec. 310.61. (a) Effective 
January 1, 1942, no annual leave with pay 


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shall be granted to Cadet-Midshipmen by the 
W. S. A. or steamship companies. However, a 
District Supervisor, the Superintendent of the 
Academy, or a Commanding Officer of a Basic 
School is authorized to grant leave without 
pay to Cadet-Midshipmen while waiting as¬ 
signment or reassignment to ships, the Acad¬ 
emy, or Basic Schools. 

Uniforms, Insignia, Textbooks, Equipment 

Article 116. Sec. 310.62 (a) Cadet-Mid¬ 
shipmen shall possess uniforms, insignia, text¬ 
books, and equipment as prescribed by the Su¬ 
pervisor, with the approval of the Assistant 
Deputy Administrator, in “Uniform Regula¬ 
tions for United States Merchant Marine 
Cadet Corps” and in subsequent circular let¬ 
ters amending such regulations. Cadet-Mid¬ 
shipmen assigned to Basic Schools or the 
Academy will be furnished such uniforms, in¬ 
signia, textbooks, and equipment as may be 
designated by the Supervisor. 

( b ) The Supervisor shall designate the 
items of uniforms, insignia, textbooks, and 
equipment that shall be possessed and main¬ 
tained during the period of training, or made 
optional, in accordance with the following 
groups: 

Group 1 shall include personal items which 
must be in the possession of the candidates on 
reporting to Basic Schools. 

Group 2 shall include items of uniform, in¬ 
signia, textbooks, and equipment which shall 
be furnished on custody receipt by the W. S. A. 
to Cadet-Midshipmen assigned to Basic 
Schools and the Academy. Upon successful 
completion of the preliminary and advanced 
training, such items of uniforms, insignia, text¬ 
books, and equipment shall become the prop¬ 
erty of the Cadet-Midshipman. 

Group 3 shall include those additional items 
of uniform, insignia, textbooks, and equipment 
which Cadet-Midshipmen shall purchase after 
leaving Basic Schools or the Academy and 
while serving on ships. 

Group 4 shall include those items of uniform 
and equipment which shall be optional with 
Cadet-Midshipmen. 

(c) It shall be unlawful for any person not 
a Cadet-Midshipman to wear the duly pre¬ 
scribed uniform of the United States Merchant 
Marine Cadet Corps or any distinctive part of 
such uniform, or a uniform any part of which 
is similar to a distinctive part of the duly pre¬ 
scribed uniform of the Cadet Corps. Any 
Cadet-Midshipman who resigns or is dismissed 
from the United States Merchant Marine Ca¬ 
det Corps shall, upon such resignation or dis¬ 
missal, surrender all insignia attached to his 
uniform or uniforms, including cap devices, to 


the Commanding Officer of the Basic School 
or the Superintendent of the Academy. Failure 
to comply with the foregoing regulations shall 
be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. 

Honors 

Article 117. Sec. 310.63. Cadet-Midship¬ 
men who have rendered distinguished service, 
or, for some other reason, have won special 
awards, may be ordered to Washington by the 
Supervisor to receive such award from the 
Administrator, W. S. A., or other Government 
official. In such cases the Cadet-Midshipman 
shall receive pay at the rate of $65 per month 
from the W. S. A. during the period absent 
from the Academy, Basic School, or ship and 
will travel on regular Government travel re¬ 
quests issued by the W. S. A. with the per diem 
allowance granted Government employees. If 
assigned to the Academy or a Basic School, the 
Cadet-Midshipman shall receive pay accrued 
and due on the day ordered to depart from 
the Academy or Basic School for Washington. 
The period of stay in Washington shall be not 
more than 5 days. 

Vessels Required to Carry Cadet-Midshipmen 

Article 118. Sec. 310.64. All merchant 
vessels registered under the flags of the United 
States, Panama, and Honduras which are 
owned, chartered, or controlled by the W. S. A. 
are required to provide for the training of at 
least two Cadet-Midshipmen, which training 
shall be conducted under the conditions set 
forth in these regulations and any instructions 
hereafter issued. 

Active Duty in Navy as Midshipman, 

Merchant Marine Reserve 

Article 119. Sec. 310.65. Cadet-Midship¬ 
men serving on vessels which have been taken 
over by the Navy may be ordered to active duty 
as Midshipmen and in such cases they will 
carry on with the prescribed courses of study 
in preparation for their licenses as Third Mate 
or Third Assistant Engineer. Midshipmen, Mer¬ 
chant Marine Reserve, will not be detached 
from active duty and assigned to the Academy 
for advanced course of training unless the Navy 
Department so directs. They will be eligible to 
sit for their licenses after a total of 16 months, 
if they have served aboard a merchant or naval 
vessel for 12 months. Midshipmen may be or¬ 
dered to the Academy or a Basic School by the 
Navy Department for a period not to exceed 
60 days to prepare for license examination. 


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Resignations 

Article 120. Sec. 310.66. (a) Cadet-Mid¬ 
shipmen at sea who for various reasons find that 
they must terminate their training shall submit 
their written resignations in sextuplicate to the 
District Supervisor, for acceptance by direction 
of the Supervisor, via the Master or Command¬ 
ing Officer of their vessel. A resignation of a 
Cadet-Midshipman at the Academy, at one of 
the Cadet Basic Schools, or aboard the TV 
Emery Rice, must be made to the Superintend¬ 
ent of the Academy, to the Commanding Offi¬ 
cer of the Cadet Basic School, or to the Com¬ 
manding Officer of the TV Emery Rice, for 
acceptance, by direction of the Supervisor, and 
should also be submitted in sextuplicate. 

( b ) Detailed reasons for terminating train¬ 
ing must be stated in the resignation letter. 

(c) If the District Supervisor accepts the 
resignation, by direction of the Supervisor, 
copies of the acceptance or resignation, with 
endorsement bearing notation “forwarded for 
appropriate action,” must be forwarded to the 
Chief of Naval Personnel, Commandant of 
Naval District, and Local Selective Service 
Board. If accepted by the Commanding Officer 
of a Cadet Basic School, the Superintendent of 
the Academy, or the Commanding Officer of 
the TV Emery Rice, by direction of the Super¬ 
visor, a copy must also be furnished the District 
Supervisor. 

Termination of Training—Diploma 

Article 121. Sec. 310.67. A Cadet-Midship¬ 
man will be eligible for a diploma after com¬ 
plying with all of the following conditions: 

(1) Satisfactory completion of the pre¬ 
scribed course as certified to the Mer¬ 


chant Marine Inspection Officers of the 
U. S. Coast Guard by either the Super¬ 
intendent of the Academy, Command¬ 
ing Officer of a Basic School, or a Dis¬ 
trict Supervisor. 

(2) Successful completion of the Merchant 
Marine Inspection Section of the U. S. 
Coast Guard examination for a license 
as Third Mate or Third Assistant 
Engineer. 

(3) Filing application for a commission as 
Ensign, Merchant Marine Reserve of the 
U. S. Naval Reserve and acceptance of 
same, if found qualified. 

Distribution of Regulations 

Article 122. Sec. 310.68. These regulations 
shall be distributed to Cadet-Midshipmen, ap¬ 
plicants for appointment as Cadet-Midshipmen, 
steamship company officials, masters, and offi¬ 
cers of vessels, and others concerned with or 
interested in the training of Cadet-Midshipmen 
ashore and afloat. 

Amendment of Regulations and Issuance 
of Instructions 

Article 123. Sec. 310.69. The Supervisor 
is hereby authorized, with the approval of the 
Assistant Deputy Administrator, to prescribe 
and issue instructions supplementing these regu¬ 
lations for the training of Cadet-Midshipmen 
assigned to the United States Merchant Marine 
Academy or to Basic Schools, locations of 
special training and aboard ships. Copies of 
such instructions will be distributed to those 
concerned. 


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OUTLINE OF COURSES 
U.S. MERCHANT MARINE 
CADET CORPS CIRCULAR No. 43 32 

From: Supervisor, U. S. Merchant Marine 
Cadet Corps. 

Io: All Cadet-Midshipmen, USMMCC 

Subject: Course of Training 

References: (a) Emergency Regulations of the 
Bureau of Inspection. (Federal Register, April 
10, 1942, and as subsequently amended.) 

(b) Circular 42-24 

1. Reference (b) will be cancelled July 1, 
1943. 

2. Extracts from reference (a) follow: 

Third Mate of Ocean Steam or 
Motor Vessels 

The following provisions are, during the 
emergency , applicable as qualifying experi¬ 
ence . . . : 

(2) Cadet-Midshipmen (D) of the United 
States Merchant Marine Cadet Corps, admin¬ 
istered by the War Shipping Administration, 
after having served a minimum of sixteen 
months as such, at least six months of which 
shall have been served aboard a merchant or 
training vessel designated by the War Ship¬ 
ping Administration; or 

(3) Cadet-Midshipmen (D) of the United 
States Merchant Marine Cadet Corps, admin¬ 
istered by the War Shipping Administration, on 
active duty as Midshipmen, MMR in the 
United States Navy, upon completion of six¬ 
teen months’ training of which at least twelve 
months shall have been served aboard mer¬ 
chant vessels designated by the War Shipping 
Administration or naval vessels; 

Third Assistant Engineer of Ocean 

Steam or Motor Vessels or Both 

The following provisions are, during the 
emergency, applicable as qualifying experience: 

(2) Cadet-Midshipmen (E) of the United 
States Merchant Marine Cadet Corps, admin¬ 
istered by the War Shipping Administration, 
after having served a minimum of sixteen 
months as such, at least six months of which 
shall have been served aboard a merchant or 
training vessel designated by the War Shipping 
Administration; or 


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(3) Cadet-Midshipmen (E) of the United 
States Merchant Marine Cadet Corps, on active 
duty as Midshipmen, MMR in the United 
States Navy, upon completion of sixteen 
months’ training, at least twelve months of 
which shall have been served aboard merchant 
vessels designated by the War Shipping Ad¬ 
ministration or naval vessels. 

Certification 

Cadet-Midshipmen of the United States 
Merchant Marine Cadet Corps must present 
certification of satisfactory completion of the 
course by a District Cadet-Midshipman Super¬ 
visor before he will be allowed to sit for 
license examination. 

3. It will be noted from the foregoing that 
Cadet-Midshipmen who have served at least 
six months aboard ship out of a total of sixteen 
months as a Cadet-Midshipman are eligible to 
sit for their licenses as officers. 

4. It will also be noted that Cadet-Midship¬ 
men (E) are eligible for both steam and motor 
licenses without regard to service in both types 
of vessels, provided there is a total of sixteen 
months of service with at least six months 
aboard ship. 

5. Midshipmen, MMR on active duty, may 
be ordered by the Navy to the Academy or a 
Cadet Basic School for preparation for license. 
The time at the Academy or Cadet Basic 
Schools to prepare for license will not exceed 
two months. It is understood that after secur¬ 
ing licenses they will apply for and receive com¬ 
missions and active duty as Ensigns, USNR, 
if so recommended by their Commanding 
Officers. 

6. Cadet-Midshipmen with a minimum of 
six months and not more than ten months’ 
service aboard ship, at the time of detachment 
from a vessel, will be assigned to the United 
States Merchant Marine Academy at Kings 
Point, New York, for the required advanced 
training, approximating nine months. 

7. Shore-training time will be inclusive of 
preliminary training, Basic Naval Science, and 
“awaiting assignment” periods at the Academy 
or the Cadet Basic Schools and authorized spe¬ 
cial training at locations other than the Cadet 
Basic Schools. No leave will be included. 

8. (a) Cadet-Midshipmen with ten months’, 
or more, service at sea will continue at sea to 
obtain the total of sixteen months’ service (in¬ 
clusive of time at the Cadet Basic Schools) to 
qualify for their licenses. Cadet-Midshipmen in 
this group may be assigned to the Academy or 
the Cadet Basic School in their district to 
prepare for license examinations, after at least 
fourteen months’ total service, if they so re¬ 
quest. This period of preparation shall not 
exceed two months. 


(b) Cadet-Midshipmen who for any reason 
fail to secure Midshipmen MMR appoint¬ 
ments after they have been assigned to vessels 
for shipboard training shall not be eligible for 
advanced training at the Academy but shall 
continue at sea. Provisions of Paragraph 8 (a) 
will apply. 

9. Naval Science courses will be given to all 
Cadet-Midshipmen who are assigned to the 
Cadet Basic Schools or to the Academy. 

10. Effective May 1, 1943, for preliminary 
Cadet-Midshipmen and July 1, 1943, for ad¬ 
vanced Cadet-Midshipmen at the Academy, the 
course of study (with exceptions for those un¬ 
able to return to the Academy for advanced 
courses and as noted above) shall be as 
follows: 

I 

Twelve weeks of preliminary training and 
Basic Naval Science at a Cadet Basic School or 
the United States Merchant Marine Academy, 
except for Cadet-Midshipmen under 18 years 
of age upon completion of preliminary training 
who will be assigned other duties until they 
reach their 18th birthday. 

This will be followed by at least 

II 

Six months aboard vessels to be followed 
by at least 

III 

Thirty-six weeks’ advanced training at the 
United States Merchant Marine Academy, 
Kings Point, New York. 

The total of these three periods must be such 
that no Cadet-Midshipman shall become eligi¬ 
ble to sit for his Third Mate or Third Assistant 
Engineer license before reaching the age of 
19 years. 

Details follow: 

Note: All periods to be fifty minutes in 
length with five minutes between each period 
for changing classrooms, etc. 

Basic Training 

(A) Indoctrination and Orientation— 
Two Weeks 

The first two weeks of preliminary training 
are designated the “Indoctrination and Orien¬ 
tation Period.” The schedule for this period 
will be laid out by the Educational Officer of 
the Academy or Cadet Basic School similar to 
the sample schedule which has been worked 
out for the Academy and which is attached to 
this circular letter to assist the Educational 
Officers at San Francisco and New Orleans in 
making out indoctrination schedules for their 


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respective schools. In general the activities 
that must be carried out during this period are 
the following: 

(1) Book, uniform, and educational mate¬ 
rial issue. 

(2) Completion of all seaman’s papers 
(with the cooperation of the District 
Supervisor’s office). 

(3) Aptitude examinations, physical and 
mental. 

(4) Inoculations. 

(5) Commencement of physical-condition¬ 
ing program, using combat training 
activities. 

(6) Visual signaling (for Deck Cadet-Mid¬ 
shipmen). 

(7) Remedial Mathematics. 

(8) Infantry Drill and Manual of Arms. 

(9) Visits to ships and/or shipyards. 

(10) Overnight voyages in training vessels 
and/or lifeboats. 

(11) Night Vision Training. 

Each section is to be nominally under the 
supervision of the section advisor and this offi¬ 
cer is held responsible for counsel and advice 
as found necessary. The regular evening study 
period will be held throughout the indoctrina¬ 
tion period, and will include the study of the 
Regulations and Instructions of the United 
States Merchant Marine Cadet Corps. 

(B) Ten-Week Courses, Subsequent to 

the Indoctrination and Orienta¬ 
tion Period 

(1) Naval Science for Cadet- 
Midshipmen (D) and (E) 


Classroom: Periods 

Naval Administration- 12 

Ordnance and Gunnery- 24 

Naval Communications- 12 


Total Classroom Periods- 48 


Drills: 

Infantry Drill 2 - 

Gun Drill- 

General Drills- 

Small Arms Firing- 

Balloon Barrage and other drills 


Total Drill Periods- 32 

Total Naval Science Periods_ 80 

(2) Merchant Subjects and Drills 
for Cadet-Midshipmen (D) 

Brought Forward (Naval Science)- 80 

Navigation and Mathematics - 30 


Seamanship: Periods 

Theoretical_20 

Ship Construction_ 10 

Cargo- 20 


Total Seamanship Periods_ 50 

Practical Seamanship: 

Boat Drills_40 

Floating Equipment, Marlinspike, 

etc. 1 _60 

General Drill 2 _10 


Total Practical Seamanship_110 


Supplementary Subjects, General 
Knowledge and Drills: 

Safety seamanship, General Knowl¬ 


edge and First Aid_30 

Safety Seamanship—Physical Con¬ 
ditioning_20 

Inspection 2 _10 

Total Supplementary Subjects_ 60 

Visual Signaling _ 40 

Competitive Athletics _ 40 

Total _410 


(3) Merchant Subjects and Drills 
for Cadet-Midshipmen (E) 


Engineering Classroom Subjects: 

Steam Engineering_ 30 

Diesel Engineering_ 20 

General Science: 

Mathematics_10 

Electricity_ 20 

Ship Construction_10 

- 40 


Total Engineering Classroom Pe¬ 
riods _ 90 


1 It is anticipated that one full day per week, 
in addition to other periods during the week, 
will be utilized by this subject, allowing for 
such drills as all-day cruises (exclusive of tar¬ 
get practice), time in the sail loft, visits to 
merchant ships and shipyards, and overnight 
lifeboat trips. No infantry drill is to be held 
during these periods. The details of such ar¬ 
rangements are to be worked out by the Super¬ 
intendent or the Commanding Officer in ac¬ 
cordance with the following specifications: 

Maximum number 


to be held during 
Activity: the 10-week period 

Visits to shipyards- 1 

Visits to merchant ships_ 2 

All-day cruises_ 2 

Overnight lifeboat trips- 1 


2 To be scheduled on Saturday mornings as 
a Regimental or Battalion function. 


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Engineering Drills: Periods 

Machine Shop_40 

Boat Drill_40 

Floating Equipment, Marlinspike, 

etc_50 

General Drill 2 _ 10 


Total Engineering Drill Periods— 140 

Supplementary Subjects: 

Safety Seamanship, General 

Knowledge, and First Aid- 30 

Safety Seamanship, Physical Con¬ 
ditioning_ 20 

Inspection 2 _ 10 

Total Supplementary Subject Pe¬ 
riods _ 60 

Competitive Athletics _ 40 

Naval Science (from Part (1) of this 
paragraph) Class and Drills (including 
Balloon Barrage)- 80 


Total_410 


(G) Study Periods for Cadet-Midshipmen 
(D) AND (E) 


Day Study (to be held during 10-week 

academic course only)_ 30 

Evening Study (to be held over entire 
12-week course) 1 _216 


Total_246 


Summary 

(a) Naval Science (Classroom and 

Drills)_ 80 

(b) Merchant (Classroom and Drills)_290 

(c) Study, Motion Pictures, and Lec¬ 
tures_246 

(d) Competitive Athletics_ 40 


Total 3 _656 


Regimental or Battalion functions will be the 
order of the day for the last three periods of 

1 Not more than one evening every two 
weeks (exclusive of Saturday) shall be devoted 
to recreation. 


2 To be scheduled on Saturday mornings as 
a Regimental or Battalion Function. 


8 The above total 

comprises the 

following 

number of periods: 

Period 

Periods 

of 


Per 

Evening 

Day 

Day 

Study 

Sunday 

0 

3 

Monday, Tuesday, 

Wednes- 


day, Thursday, and Friday_ 8 

3 

Saturday 

4 

0 


each Saturday morning for Cadet-Midshipmen 
(D) and (E) during their preliminary training 
course. The periods delegated to such func¬ 
tions are: 

General Drill 

Infantry Drill (From Naval Science Course) 
Inspection 

Any or all of these periods may be used for 
drill purposes at the discretion of the Super¬ 
intendent or Commanding Officer. 

Note that the schedule allows three periods 
during the academic week for study. 

Note also that each section is to be given one 
morning or afternoon per week which is to be 
four periods in length for Competitive Athlet¬ 
ics. These periods are to be held under the 
supervision of the Morale and Athletic Depart¬ 
ment and shall be used for organized athletic 
events. Participation in such events is required. 
Regimental drill may be held during part of 
these periods. 

Aboard Ship 

Cadet-Midshipmen (D) 

Estimated 

Subject Hours 

Mathematics_156 

Elementary Marine Engineering_ 78 

Basic Naval Science_ 52 

Sea Projects in:_468 

Cargo 
Seamanship 
Navigation 
Ship Construction 


Total 5 _754 

Cadet-Midshipmen (E) 

Mathematics_104 

Steam Engineering 4 _ 156 

Diesel Engineering 4 _ 156 

Basic Naval Science_ 52 

Sea Projects in:_286 

Steam Engineering 4 
Diesel Engineering 4 
Machine Shop 
Electricity 

Total s _754 


4 Cadet-Midshipmen (E) on steam vessels 
to complete Diesel Engineering quizzes in addi¬ 
tion to the Sea Project. Cadet-Midshipmen (E) 
on Diesel vessels to complete Steam Engineer¬ 
ing quizzes in addition to Sea Project. 

5 It will be noted that the above schedule 
comprises 29 hours per week of study for 26 
weeks. This is admittedly a stiff assignment but 
is considered necessary because of the vast 


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The Basic Naval Science course aboard ships 
will be a reading course with no assignments 
or quizzes. Cadet-Midshipmen will read such 
texts as may be designated. Presently desig¬ 
nated are the following: 

“A Short History of the U. S. Navy” by 
Clark, Stevens, Alden, and Kraft. 

“Naval Customs, Traditions, and Usage” by 
Lovette. 

Upon assignment to the United States Mer¬ 
chant Marine Academy for advanced training, 
Cadet-Midshipmen will be quizzed on the 
above texts to ascertain whether the texts have 
been read intelligently and whether the out¬ 
standing points have been retained. 


Advanced Training 

The following course of study will be fol¬ 
lowed by all Cadet-Midshipmen at the United 
States Merchant Marine Academy for advanced 
training subsequent to July 1, 1943. 

The advanced course will cover a period of 
thirty-six weeks. Advanced Naval Science will 
continue for the first thirty weeks until the 
prescribed 120 hours are completed. At the 
completion of the 120 hours, the periods for¬ 
merly assigned to the Naval Science Course 
will be detailed as study periods for license 
preparation. Cadet-Midshipmen (D) will spend 
the first two weeks of the 36-week course at the 
T. N. D. School in New York. Cadet-Midship¬ 
men (E) will spend the first two weeks of the 
36-week course in the Engineering laboratory 
assisting in instruction and increasing their 
familiarity with machine shop work and power 
plant operation and in review of their academic 
training to date. 


Details follow: 


(1) Advanced Naval Science for 
Cadet-Midshipmen (D) and (E) 


(To be given during the first 30 weeks) 


Classroom: 

Naval Administration- 

Military Law- 

Ordnance and Gunnery- 

Naval Leadership—- 

Naval Communications- 

Elementary Tactics and Ma¬ 
neuvers— 


Periods 

24 

12 

18 

12 

18 

12 


Total Classroom Periods 


96 


amount to be learned in a very short time. It is 
firmly believed that it will not be necessary to 
urge or force Cadet-Midshipmen to this study. 
The urgency of our war effort will impress 
worthy Cadet-Midshipmen with the necessity 
for more and harder woik on their part. 
The unworthy ones will not be certified as 
graduates. 


Drills: Periods 

Infantry Drill_ 

Gun Drill_ 

General Drills_ 

Spotting Drill_ 

Small Arms Firing_ 


Total Drill Periods_ 24 


Total _ 120 


(2) Merchant Subjects and Drills 
for Cadet-Midshipmen (D) 

Brought Forward (Total Naval Sci¬ 
ence) _ 120 

Classroom: 

Navigation_ 136 

Meteorology 1 _ 34 

Seamanship and Cargo_ 136 

Ship’s Operation and Eco¬ 
nomics _ 68 

First Aid 2 _ 34 

Mechanical Drawing 1 _ 34 

Review for License 2 _ 34 

Ship Construction_ 102 

Total Classroom Periods_ 578 

Drills: 

Boat Drill_ 68 

Visual Signaling_ 34 

Radio Code and General 

Electricity_ 102 

Practical Seamanship, Drills, 

Practical Work, etc_ 170 

Total Drill Periods_ 374 

Regimental Functions: 

General Drill_ 34 

Regimental Drill_ 68 

Inspection_ 34 


Total Regimental Functions_ 136 

Competitive Athletics _ 136 

Total _ 1 , 344 


(3) Merchant Subjects and Drills 
for Cadet-Midshipmen (E) 


Classroom: 

Steam Engineering and Re¬ 
frigeration _ 170 

Diesel Engineering_ 136 

Electrical Engineering_ 102 

Ship Construction_ 68 

Mechanical Drawing_ 68 

First Aid (1)_ 34 

Review for License (2)_ 34 

Shop Theory_ 34 


Total Classroom Periods_ 646 

Drills: 

Boat Drill_ 34 

Machine Shop_ 136 

Engine Laboratory_ 136 


Total Drill Periods_ 306 


1 During first 17 weeks. 

2 During second 17 weeks. 


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Regimental Functions: Periods 

General Drill_ 34 

Regimental Drill_ 68 

Inspection_ 34 

Total Regimental Functions_ 136 

Competitive Athletics _ 136 

Naval Science (See breakdown under 

(1) of this paragraph)_ 120 

Total _1, 344 

Study, Moving Pictures, Lectures, Etc., 
for Cadet-Midshipmen (D) and (E) 

Day Study_ 136 

Evening Study_ 612 

Additional Study during last 4 
weeks of class after completion 
of Naval Science Course_ 16 

Total_ 764 

Summary 

(a) Naval Science_ 120 

(b) Merchant Classroom and 

Drills_ 1,088 

(c) Study_ 764 

(d) Competitive Athletics_ 136 

Total _ 2, 108 


It will be noted that advanced Cadet-Mid¬ 
shipmen (D) and (E) are to be scheduled 
for competitive athletics morning or after¬ 
noon/week throughout the 34-week course. 
These periods are to be held under the super¬ 
vision of the Morale and Athletic Department 
and shall be used for organized athletic events. 
Participation in such events is required. 

It is expected that Shop Theory and Boat 
Drill will be alternated for advanced Cadet- 
Midshipmen (E) and that each will be sched¬ 
uled as two consecutive periods on alternate 
weeks. 

(1) During first 17 weeks 

(2) During second 17 weeks 

11. Extension Courses and Projects 
for Cadet-Midshipmen Who Will Remain 
at Sea for Advanced Training. 

Cadet-Midshipmen (D) 

Hours 


Navigation_ 150 

Meteorology_ 60 

Seamanship_ 150 

Communications and Elementary Elec¬ 
trical Engineering_ 90 

Ship Construction_ 90 

First Aid_ 30 

Sea Projects (Review for License)_ 390 


Total_ 960 


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Cadet-Midshipmen (E) 

Hours 


Steam Engineering and Refrigeration— 180 

Diesel Engineering_ 120 

Electrical Engineering- 90 

Ship Construction_ 60 

Mechanical Drawing and Machine 

Shop_ 120 

First Aid_ 30 

Sea Projects (Review for License)- 360 


Total_ 960 


12. Cadet-Midshipmen completing their ad¬ 
vanced work at sea may be permitted to return 
to one of the Cadet Basic Schools or the Acad¬ 
emy for license preparation work, if they so 
request as stated in Paragraph 8 (a). In all 
cases before being certified as eligible to sit for 
their license, Cadet-Midshipmen must have sat¬ 
isfactorily completed all assigned work. This 
rule will be enforced without exception. 

13. Failure to forward all quizzes, problems, 
and lessons in subjects listed under Paragraph 
11 may result in dismissal. Annual examinations 
as such are cancelled during the emergency. 
However, certain examinations for determin¬ 
ing progress in studies at sea will be prescribed 
as a requisite to admission to the advanced 
course of study or the license preparation 
course. These examinations will serve a double 
purpose (1) to determine a Cadet-Midship¬ 
man’s weak points in order that his advanced 
training or license preparation course may 
emphasize and eliminate such weaknesses, and 
(2) to determine whether a Cadet-Midship¬ 
man has wasted his time at sea and conse¬ 
quently proved himself as unworthy of any 
further training. 

14. War is a time for unrelenting and ardu¬ 
ous work for all men. Cadet-Midshipmen are 
no exception. The Federal Government pro¬ 
vides their training at no expense to them. In 
return it asks only that Cadet-Midshipmen 
prove themselves worthy. Every assistance will 
be rendered to those who prove themselves so 
by continued and sustained effort. Neither time 
nor money will be wasted on those Cadet-Mid¬ 
shipmen who exert less than their very best 
efforts. 

15. After securing licenses Cadet-Midship¬ 
men may request assignment as Cadet Officers 
if positions as licensed officers are not secured 
promptly. 

16. You are directed to note receipt of this 
circular in your notebook. 

R. R. McNulty, 

Captain, USNR. 

Approved: 

Telfair Knight, 

Assistant Deputy Administrator for 
T raining. 


560489° U. S GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1944 



































★ Address all inquiries to: 


Supervisor, United States Merchant Marine Cadet Corps 

Training Organization 

War Shipping Administration 

Washington 25, D. C. 










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T HE Mission of the United States Merchant 
Marine Cadet Corps and its Academy is 
to attract to the United States Merchant 
Marine a high type of young American with a 
definite ambition to become an officer in this 
Service; to impart to him the necessary academic 
background, and the fundamentals of a practical 
nautical education essential to a successful career 
at sea; to develop in him a high sense of honor, 
uprightness, and loyalty; to instil in him a pride ‘ 
in his profession, and a determination to uphold 
the traditions of the Merchant Marine; and, by 
effective teaching, training, and guidance, to send 
him forth to his calling with a deep respect and 
affection for the United States Merchant Marine” 
Cadet Corps and its Academy. 




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